E578 Calcium gluconate — is it halal?
Description
The calcium salt of gluconic acid: an acidity regulator and calcium source. Gluconic acid is made by oxidising glucose from starch — by fermentation, enzymes or chemically — and neutralised with lime or calcium carbonate; patents take calcium from eggshell, oyster and mussel shells, crab shells. Alcohol: ethanol in some routes; animal: bovine liver catalase (patent)
Names: Глюконат кальция · Calcium gluconate · غلوكونات الكالسيوم
Also known as: E 578, E-578, Е578, Е 578, INS 578, calcium D-gluconate, CAS 299-28-5, غلوكونات الكالسيوم, 葡萄糖酸钙
Category: Acidity regulators
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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