Calcium Lactate (E327) — What You Need to Know
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What Is Calcium Lactate?
Calcium lactate is the calcium salt of lactic acid, appearing as a white crystalline powder. It is widely used in the food industry as a firming agent, acidity regulator, and calcium fortifier. It is also popular in molecular gastronomy for creating spherified preparations.
What Is It Used For?
Used to maintain firmness in fresh-cut fruits, as a calcium fortifier in foods and supplements, and as an acidity regulator in cheese and baked goods.
Regulatory & Editorial Context
Calcium salt of lactic acid. Provides both calcium supplementation and acid regulation. Widely used to maintain firmness in fresh-cut fruits (prevents browning and softening). Provides bioavailable calcium. No safety concerns. Used in molecular gastronomy for spherification. Also used as a calcium supplement (contains 13% elemental calcium).
eNumbers.org currently assigns Calcium Lactate an editorial context label of Safe with a score of 9/10. This is 0.2 points above the database average for acidity regulators (8.8/10). Dataset reference year: 2014.
This score is not issued by EFSA, FDA, WHO or another regulator.
Commonly Found In
Always check the label for E327 or 'Calcium Lactate'
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Frequently Asked Questions about Calcium Lactate
Quick Facts
- E-Number
- E327
- INS Number
- INS 327
- Category
- Acidity Regulators
- Origin
- Synthetic
- FDA Status
- GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe)
- EFSA Status
- ADI not specified — considered safe with no numerical limit needed
- ADI
- Not specified mg/kg bw/day
- Dataset Review
- 2014
Carriers, processing aids and product certification can change suitability. Verify the final label and certifier.
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