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Calcium citrate

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000990

A colorless crystalline or white powdery organic, tricarboxylic acid occurring in plants, especially citrus fruits, and used as a flavoring agent, as an antioxidant in foods, and as a sequestrating agent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000990
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCitric acid; Food fortification
TranslationsSpanish: citrato de calcio
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000990",
  "term": "Calcium citrate",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A colorless crystalline or white powdery organic, tricarboxylic acid occurring in plants, especially citrus fruits, and used as a flavoring agent, as an antioxidant in foods, and as a sequestrating agent.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "citric acid",
    "food fortification"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "citrato de calcio"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/calcium-citrate/"
}

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