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Calcium citrate Synonyms: 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid calcium salt (2:3); Tricalcium citrate Molecular Structure: Molecular Formula: C12H10Ca3O14 Molecular Weight: 498.44 CAS Number: 813-94-5 EINECS: 212-391-7 Calcium citrate is the calcium salt of citric acid. Like citric acid, calcium citrate has a sour taste. Like other salts, however, calcium citrate also has a salty taste. For this reason, citrates such as sodium and calcium citrate are commonly known as sour salt. Calcium citrate is an intermediate in the isolation of citric acid from the fermentation process by which citric acid is produced industrially. The citric acid in the broth solution is neutralized by calcium hydroxide, precipitating insoluble calcium citrate. This is then filtered off from the rest of the broth and washed to give clean calcium citrate. The calcium citrate thus produced may be sold as-is, or it may be converted to citric acid using dilute sulfuric acid. Bioavailability of calcium is deba