Calcium pidolate

Calcium pidolate (CAS 31377-05-6) is a calcium salt of pyroglutamic acid used as a bioavailable calcium source in nutritional and pharmaceutical applications. Also marketed as Efical and Calcidone.

Where is Calcium pidolate used?

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing: oral calcium supplements in tablets, sachets and effervescent formats
• Functional food and nutraceutical: fortified beverages, dairy alternatives and clinical nutrition
• Animal feed and veterinary nutrition: mineral supplement for calcium deficiencies in livestock and companion animals
• Sports nutrition: electrolyte and recovery products for bone and muscle support
• It offers superior gastrointestinal tolerability compared to carbonate or citrate forms.

Good to know: High solubility and tolerance profile make it a preferred alternative to conventional calcium salts in targeted supplementation formats.

Commercial specifications

• Typically conforms to USP or in-house monograph standards
• Packaging from small R&D quantities to bulk commercial quantities