FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7): 333-337.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-201007073

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Research Progress in Physiological Function of Calcium Citrate Malate

WU Jun-lin1,2,WU Qing-ping1,*,ZHANG Ju-mei1   

  1. 1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou
    510070, China;2. Guangdong Huankai Microbial Science and Technology Limited Company, Guangzhou 510643, China
  • Received:2009-07-30 Revised:2009-11-30 Online:2010-04-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: WU Qing-ping1 E-mail:wuqp203@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract:

Calcium citrate malate (CCM) is a new calcium nutrition additive, which is a kind of compound salt resulting from the reaction among calcium, citrate and malate. Unlike other calcium sources, CCM is characteristic of high solubility and bioavailability, which provides many physiological functions of promoting oral health, reducing risk of kidney stone and having no adverse influence on the absorption of other minerals. In addition, CCM also exhibits anti-fatigue and heart-protective functions due to its L-malate. Moreover, CCM has extensive exploitation and application prospect as a calcium health care product or a food additive. This article reviews physiological functions of CCM to provide new ideas and directions for the application of CCM.

Key words: calcium citrate malate, L-malate, physiological function

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