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Minerals and Nutritional Supplements - Calcium Citrate Malate
 

Need for Calcium Fortification :

   

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 The most abundant mineral in the human body, calcium has long been recoginized for its ability to keep bones healthy and strong. Essential to our body, they must be taken from outside sources, since our body canot manufacture them.

arrow		 In this busy hectic life the eating habits are slowly switching over to fast foods, canned food ect. The typical modern diet does not necessarily provide sufficient mineral content, justifying the neet of minerals to be supplemented. Therefore calcium supplementation and exercise are keys to the prevention of osteoporosis1.
arrow The current US recommended Dietary Allowance encourages adults, pregnant or lactating and children to consume 1g,
1.3 g and 0.8g respectively of calcium per day2
arrow To supplement calcium to masses, fortifying food is an ideal choice.
arrow It is well known that calcium precipitation may occur while fortification especially liquid beverages3,4
   
Bajaj Healthcare Ltd. presents Calcium Citrate Malate, a newer calcium supplement that offers
the following advantages :
   
arrow Higher water solubility ( 10, 100 and 500 times higher than calcium citrate, tricalcium phosphate and calcium carbonate respectively )
arrow Exhibits pH independent absorption
arrow Higher calcium content 20 - 23%
arrow Fractional absorption value in humans for calcium from Calcium Citrate Malate is higher than other commonly used salts
arrow Calcium Citrate Malate is a Metastable complex of calcium, citric acid and malic acid. It show higher water solubility as compared to stable crystals of Calcium Citrate and Calcium Malate.
   
Food Fortification
   
Being highly water soluble and more bioavailable, CCM is the choice of calcium salt for varity of food fortification.
 
Soymilk Fortification : The presence of phytate in soymilk impairs the bioavailability of minerals especially zinc and caalcium 5,6. CCM is less amenable to the formation of calium phytate complex than any other calcium salts and therefore should be more effective for fortification of soymilk products6.
 
Fruit Juice Fortification : Calcium is added to some commercial orange and grape fruit juices, expanding the choices of high calcium beverages for consumers who may not drink milk. Calcium fortification with CCM upto 60% of adequate intake had little influence on the sensory characteristics of an orange flavored beverage7.
 
Meat and Beef Fortification : Processed meat products can provide an important opportunity for calcium supplementation since such products are consumed by people of all ages1. CCM is a potential calcium supplement source for the fortification of a reduced fat emulsion beef8.
 
References :
  1. Heaney, R.P.et al. Calcium in nutrition and prevention of disease. Food Nutr. News 1991, 63, 7-10.
  2. Food and Nutrition Board. Recommended Dietary Allowance. Nat Acad. Sci. - Nati. Res Council, Washington, DC, 1989.
  3. Berry, D. Trend in fortification. Dairy food 1999, 100, 37-39.
  4. Sherwood, S. A difference you can taste ? Beverage Worlld 2000, 119, 66-74.
  5. Lihono, M. A. et al. Bioavailability of calcium citrate malate added to microbial phytase-treted, hydrothermally cooked soyamilk. J. food Sci. 1997, 62 (6) 1226-1230.
  6. Lonnerdal, B. et al. The effect of individual components of soya formula and cows' milk formula on zinc bioavailability. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1984, 40, 1064-1070.
  7. Assmann, S. et al. Fortification with calcium citrate malate may not influence the sensory properties of an orange flavored beverage. J. of Food Quality. 2003, 26, 395-407.
  8. Boyle, E.A.E. et al. Calcium fortified, reduced fat beef emulsion product. J. of Food Sci. 1994, 59 (5), 928-932.