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Calcium citrate

CAS 7693-13-2 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

12405-04-8 · 813-94-5

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Calcium citrate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Calcium citrate anhydrous · Tricalcium Citrate · Tricalcium dicitrate · Calcium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate (3/2) · tricalcium bis(2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate) · 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid calcium salt (2:3)
Show all 18 names
Acicontral · Calcimax · Calcitrate · Calcium 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (3:2) · tribasic Calcium citrate · Citracal · Citrical · E-333(III) · Ins NO.333(III) · INS-333(III) · tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate · Calcium (as citrate)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a pH buffer.
Buffering
Acidity regulator, firming agent, sequestrant
Chelating agent
pH adjuster
Flavouring
Stabiliser
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

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

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
GLOBALJECFANOT LIMITED (not specified)JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT LIMITED (not specified). Functional class: acidity regulator, firming agent, sequestrant.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT LIMITED (not specified). Functional class: acidity regulator, firming agent, sequestrant.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Chelating agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Chelating agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT LIMITED (not specified). Functional class: acidity regulator, firming agent, sequestrant.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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 GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

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Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Calcium citrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

BufferingAcidity regulator, firming agent, sequestrantChelating agentpH adjusterFlavouringStabiliser

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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