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Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1)

CAS 10124-37-5

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

56532-05-9 · 94079-75-1 · 95680-75-4 · 260792-08-3 · 292135-47-8 · 2952711-51-0

Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium nitrate · Saltpeter · Calcium dinitrate · Nitric acid calcium salt (2:1) · 10124-37-5(anhydrous); 13477-34-4(tetrahydrate) · Calcium (II) nitrate

Show all 20 names

Calcium saltpeter · Calcium(II) nitrate (1:2) · Calciumnitrat · Lime nitrate · Lime saltpeter · Nitrate de calcium · calcium salt Nitric acid · Nitrocalcite · Norge saltpeter · Norwegian saltpeter · Nutriox · Synfat 1006 · anhydrous calcium nitrate · n hydrate calcium nitrate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) yet.

Recorded functional uses: Chemical reaction regulator · Degradant/impurity

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 43 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Chemical reaction regulator.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 43 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Chemical reaction regulator.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1). These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Nitric acid, calcium salt (2:1) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

43

Named organisations

5

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesFood and drugConstructionRaw materialsHome maintenance

Typical roles

Chemical reaction regulatorDegradant/impurity
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