What does Calcium saccharate do?

Used in consumer products as a flavouring.

Is Calcium saccharate safe?

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

food
pharma

Calcium saccharate

CAS 5793-89-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium saccharate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Calcium saccharate tetrahydrate · Calcium D-saccharate tetrahydrate · Calcium d-glucarate (1:1), tetrahydrate · Calcium D-glucarate--water (1/1/4) · D-glucaric acid calcium salt tetrahydrate · D-glucaric acid, calcium salt (1:1 tetrahydrate
Show all 18 names
5793-89-5 (calcium hydrate) · Calcium D-Glucarate · Calcium D-Glucarate (hydrate) · Calcium saccharat-4-wasser · Calcium saccharate (USP) · CalciumD-glucarate(tetrahydrate) · D-Glucaric acid (tetrahydrate) · D-Glucaric acid, calcium salt, hydrate (1:1:4) · D-Saccharic acid calcium salt tetrahydrate · Glucaric · Glucaric Acid Calcium Tetrahydrate · UNII-6AP9J91K4V
What it does: Used in consumer products as a flavouring.
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Pharma
Food

USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries
- Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.45 %w/vSource →
- Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 540 mgSource →
- Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 90 mgSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.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 Calcium saccharate. 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 Calcium saccharate 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 2020-08-31
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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 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 Calcium saccharate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Food and drug

Typical roles

Flavouring

See products using Calcium saccharate →