Is Tricalcium Phosphate vegetarian?
Tricalcium Phosphate
Tricalcium phosphate (calcium phosphate tribasic) is an inorganic calcium salt of phosphoric acid, consisting of a mixture of calcium phosphates. It is used as an anticaking agent, calcium supplement, and food additive, and is commercially produced primarily from mineral phosphate rock sources.
| Also known as | Bone phosphate of lime, Calcium Orthophosphate, Calcium Phosphate Tribasic, Hydroxyapatite, Phosphoric Acid, Tris(Methylphenyl) Ester, TCP |
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| INCI name | Tricalcium Phosphate |
| E number | E341(iii) |
| INS number | 341(iii) |
| CAS number | 7758-87-4 |
| EC number | 231-840-8 |
| CosIng ID | 84631 |
| Last reviewed | 14 July 2026 |
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