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CALCIUM TARTRATE [1 record]

Record 1 1985-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A white, crystalline powder, soluble in dilute acids, slightly soluble in water or alcohol. Derived from interaction of a calcium salt and crude cream of tartar.

OBS

Definition in accordance with information from the Condensed Chemical Dictionary (HACHE, 1968, p. 156).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Sel de calcium de l'acide tartrique.

CONT

L'acide D(+)-tartrique est préparé à partir du tartrate monopotassique naturel que l'on transforme d'abord en tartrate de calcium, par addition de chaux et de sulfate de calcium (...) Le tartrate de calcium, insoluble, est séparé de la solution en même temps que des impuretés insolubles, puis traité par de l'acide sulfurique (...)

Spanish

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