Chemical name: Dicalcium phosphate
IUPAC name: calcium hydrogen phosphate
Formula: CaHPO4
Appearance: white powder
Uses:
- Dibasic calcium phosphate is mainly used as a dietary supplement in prepared breakfast cereals, dog treats, enriched flour, and noodle products.
- It is also used as a tableting agent in some pharmaceutical preparations, including some products meant to eliminate body odor.
- Dibasic calcium phosphate is also found in some dietary calcium supplements (e.g. Bonexcin). It is used in poultry feed.
- It is also used in some toothpastes as a tartar control agent
