Calcium ferrocyanide
Calcium ferrocyanide is a salt substitute, and was listed in 2012 by the EU as a "Food Improvement Agent". It is found at STP in the form of yellow crystals or crystalline powder.[1]
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Dicalcium hexakis(cyano-κC)ferrate(4-) | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.034.085  |
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| E number | E538 (acidity regulators, ...) |
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| Properties | |
| C6Ca2FeN6 | |
| Molar mass | 292.109 g·mol−1 |
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| GHS Signal word | Warning |
| H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335 | |
| P261, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P332+313 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Uses
In the EU, ferrocyanides (E 535–538) were, as of 2018, solely authorised in two food categories as salt substitutes. Kidneys are the organ for ferrocyanide toxicity.[2]
References
- "Compound Summary for CID 166920 - Calcium Ferrocyanide". PubChem.
- Peter Aggett, Fernando Aguilar, Riccardo Crebelli, Birgit Dusemund, Metka Filipič, Maria Jose Frutos, Pierre Galtier, David Gott, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Gunter Georg Kuhnle, Claude Lambré, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Inger Therese Lillegaard, Peter Moldeus, Alicja Mortensen, Agneta Oskarsson, Ivan Stankovic, Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen, Rudolf Antonius Woutersen, Matthew Wright and Maged Younes. (2018). "Re‐evaluation of sodium ferrocyanide (E 535), potassium ferrocyanide (E 536) and calcium ferrocyanide (E 538) as food additives". EFSA Journal. 16 (7): 5374. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5374. PMC 7009536. PMID 32626000.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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