Calcium tartrate

Calcium tartrate (CAS 3164-34-9), also known as E354, is the calcium salt of tartaric acid used as an acidulant and pH buffering agent in food and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Where is Calcium tartrate used?

• Food processing: acidity regulator in beverages and confectionery
• Baked goods: controlled tartness and stable pH
• Pharmaceuticals: excipient in tablet formulations to maintain active ingredient stability
• Functional food and nutraceuticals: calcium fortification source for mineral supplementation
• In winemaking it is recovered and refined as a raw material feedstock for tartaric acid production.

Commercial specifications

• Pharmaceutical-grade material to BP or Ph. Eur. standards is also available.