The True Nature of Tricalcium Phosphate Used as Food Additive (E341(iii)).

ABSTRACT: Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) is a food additive, labeled E341(iii), used in powdered food preparation, such as baby formula. In the United States, calcium phosphate nano-objects were identified in baby formula extractions. Our goal is to determine whether the TCP food additive, as is used in Europe, can be classified as a nanomaterial. The physicochemical properties of TCP were characterized. Three different samples (from a chemical company and two manufacturers) were thoroughly characterized according to the recommendations of the European Food Safety Authority. A commercial TCP food additive was identified as actually being hydroxyapatite (HA). It presents itself in the form of particles of different shapes (either needle-like, rod, or pseudo-spherical), which were demonstrated in this pap

SUBMITTER: El Moussaoui Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10303396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature