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Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate
What is it:
Calcium carbonate (E 170) is commonly used as a food coloring, anti-caking agent, and firming agent. As a food coloring, it can provide white or off-white color to products like candies and baking powders. It acts as an anti-caking agent to prevent powdered or granulated foods from clumping. Additionally, calcium carbonate can serve as a firming agent, helping to maintain the texture of certain foods like canned vegetables and fruit preserves. Food-grade calcium carbonate is typically produced from natural sources, such as limestone or chalk, which are purified, and ground into fine powders. Calcium carbonate is also a common form of calcium supplement.
Rating:
Calcium carbonate is derived from natural sources and may enhance calcium intake, a necessary dietary mineral. Calcium carbonate as a supplement may be better absorbed than some other forms of calcium citrate to improve calcium status. However, it’s important to note that the limestone calcium carbonate is derived from does contain some aluminum, so caution should be used when feeding infants and children foods with calcium carbonate or supplements to reduce aluminum exposure at a young age.
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How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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