E354 Calcium tartrate — is it halal?
Description
The calcium salt of tartaric acid. On the wine route it is an intermediate: potassium hydrogen tartrate from wine lees is treated with calcium hydroxide and calcium sulfate, the insoluble calcium tartrate precipitates, and tartaric acid is made from it. On the chemical route it is obtained from disodium L(+)-tartrate by treatment with a calcium salt. In the EU it is authorised as a food additive (the dihydrate).
Names: Тартрат кальция · Calcium tartrate · طرطرات الكالسيوم
Also known as: виннокислый кальций, кальциевая соль винной кислоты, L-тартрат кальция, L-calcium tartrate, calcium L(+)-tartrate dihydrate, 酒石酸钙, E 354, INS 354
Category: Acidity regulators
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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