CALCIUM 5'-INOSINATE
Prepared at the 18th JECFA (1974), published in NMRS 54B (1975) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 57th JECFA (2001). A group ADI 'not specified' for inosinic acid and its Ca, K & Na salts, was established at the 29th JECFA (1985)
SYNONYMS Calcium inosinate, INS No. 633
DEFINITION
Chemical names Calcium inosine-5'-monophosphate
C.A.S. number Ca salt: 38966-29-9
Ca (1:1) salt: 3387-37-9
Ca (1:1) salt hydrate: 76079-57-7
Chemical formula C10H11CaN4O8P · xH2O
Formula weight 386.19 (anhydrous)
Assay Not less than 97.0% and not more than 102.0% on the anhydrous basis
DESCRIPTION Odourless, white or off-white crystals, or powder
FUNCTIONAL USES Flavour enhancer
