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FUMARATE CALCIUM [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Dietetics
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
OBS

... a nutritionally essential trace element for humans and animals.

CONT

... supplementation of selenium as selenium chelate (selenoglycine) can slightly improve productive performance but residual selenium in internal organs and lean meat may be harmful to the human if the selenium level in the diet is high.

OBS

selenium chelate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Diététique
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
CONT

[Laboratoires Jamieson]. Barres énergétiques Vita-Vim [marque de commerce]. [...] Ingrédients :[...] minéraux : carbonate de calcium, hydrogénophosphate de calcium, fumarate ferreux, iodure de potassium, oxyde de magnésium, oxyde cuivrique, oxyde de zinc, citrate de manganèse, chélate de sélénium, chélate de chrome, citrate de molybdène; [...]

OBS

chélate de sélénium : forme recommandée par l’UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-01

English

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

A calcium salt of fumaric acid, used as a pH adjusting agent for some food preparations.

CONT

Calcium fumarate [is a] pH adjusting or water correcting agent for unstandardized foods - good manufacturing practice.

French

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

Sel de calcium de l’acide fumarique, employé pour rajuster le pH de certaines préparations alimentaires.

OBS

fumarique : Se dit d’un diacide éthylénique [...] rencontré dans la fumeterre, le lichen d’Islande et certains champignons [...] L’acide fumarique présente avec l’acide maléique l’isomérie cis-trans.

Spanish

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