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Calcium phosphate

CAS 10103-46-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium phosphate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Unspecified form calcium phosphate · Calcium salt phosphoric acid · Tricalcii phosphas · Phosphoric acid, calcium salt (1:x) · calcium phosphates

What it does

Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster, a thickener and an abrasive.

  • pH adjuster
  • Thickener
  • Abrasive
  • Oral care
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Calcium phosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database6 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 45.93 %w/wSource →
    • Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: POWDER, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 0.11 mg/mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 183.94 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 93.6 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 352.63 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 362 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Industrial products, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, pH regulating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Industrial products, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, pH regulating agent.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 23 active drug products and 23 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 23 active drug products and 23 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Calcium phosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2026-12-31

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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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Suitability

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

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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Calcium phosphate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

23

Typical roles

pH adjusterThickenerAbrasiveOral care
See products using Calcium phosphate →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Calcium phosphate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.