Food Safety Substance

Calcium pyrophosphate

Calcium pyrophosphate is a food additive with Approved in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 4 regulatory sources.

CAS 7790-76-3 Indexable evidence set
FDA
GRAS
ADI / TDI
ADI 40 mg/kg bw
Codex
0 row(s)
SOURCE D1 identity resolution e number aliases | Food Additives | dsstox identifiers | 4 matched regulatory source group(s)

Substance Identity

Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.

Substance name
Calcium pyrophosphate
CAS
7790-76-3
DTXSID
DTXSID50872512
PubChem CID
24632
Evidence tier
Indexable evidence set (11)
SOURCE JECFA JECFA ADI

JECFA ADI Values

JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.

JurisdictionChemical nameJECFA no.CASADIADI upperFunctionEvaluation year
JECFAACID CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE--no_data--2001
JECFACALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE--no_data--1982
JECFADICALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE-35405-51-7no_data-YEAST_FOOD, ACIDITY_REGULATOR1982
SOURCE ingredients ghs classifications

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma

Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.

CosmeticsCalcium PyrophosphateEU status: permitted Industrial / GHSWarningEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
SOURCE FAQPage JSON-LD public food renderer rows

Frequently Asked Questions

Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.

What is Calcium pyrophosphate used for in food?

Calcium pyrophosphate appears in food-use rows as: emulsifier.

Is Calcium pyrophosphate safe?

This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 40 mg/kg bw. EU status evidence: Approved. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.

What is the ADI for Calcium pyrophosphate?

Calcium pyrophosphate has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 40 mg/kg bw. Source: food_additives.

Is Calcium pyrophosphate also used in cosmetics?

Calcium pyrophosphate has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Calcium Pyrophosphate, EU status permitted.