Formula Ca3(PO4)2, MW 310.18. White amorphous powder, odourless and tasteless, density 3.18, hardly soluble in water but soluble in dilute hydrochloric and nitric acids, stable in air. In food industry used as anti-caking agent, nutritional supplement (calcium fortification), pH regulator and buffer, e.g. anti-caking agent in flour, and in milk powder, candy, pudding, condiments, meat additives, animal-oil refining and yeast food. GB25558-2010; 25 kg bags.
