By Jeanne Yacoubou
\nThe Vegetarian Resource Group Research Director<\/p>\n
Alternate names:<\/strong> calcium dichloride, E509 The contents of this article, our website, and our other publications,
\nCommercial source:<\/strong> mineral
\nUsed in:<\/strong> canned fruits and vegetables, canned beans, pickles,
\nconfections, tofu, sports drinks, soft drinks, beer, certain dairy cheeses
\nUsed for:<\/strong> firming, coagulating, sequestering (in foods); replacing
\nelectrolytes (in beverages)
\nDefinition:<\/strong> Besides several major industrial uses (deicing roads,
\noil\/gas well drilling) calcium chloride is most often used in foods to
\nkeep them firm or in beverages to establish mineral balance.
\nManufacturers:<\/strong>
\nOccidental Chemical Corporation told us by email that no \u201canimal
\nproducts or animal by-products\u201d are in their calcium chloride.
\nhttp:\/\/www.oxy.com\/OurBusinesses\/Chemicals\/Products\/Pages\/CalciumChloride.aspx<\/a>
\nTETRA Technologies, Inc. wrote to us that their calcium chloride is
\n\u201c…not derived from animal content.\u201d
\nhttp:\/\/www.tetrachemicals.com\/Products\/Calcium_Chloride\/Liquid_Calcium_Chloride\/FCC_Food_Grade.aqf<\/a>
\nFBC Industries, Inc. wrote that their calcium chloride is not
\nanimal-derived but from a \u201cnatural brine source.\u201d
\nhttp:\/\/www.fbcindustries.com\/Calcium_Chloride.aspx<\/a>
\nCoalescentrum Inc. states that there is \u201c…no animal ingredient in the
\nproduct itself nor in the manufacturing process.\u201d
\nhttp:\/\/www.coalescentrum.com\/index_files\/Page604.htm<\/a>
\nClassification: <\/strong>Vegan
\nEntry added:<\/strong> April 2014
\n<\/p>\n
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