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  "slug": "calcium-pantothenate",
  "name": "Calcium pantothenate",
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    "ins_number": null,
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    "inchikey": "FAPWYRCQGJNNSJ-UBKPKTQASA-L",
    "pubchem_cid": 443753
  },
  "functional_class": null,
  "summary": "Calcium pantothenate is the stable salt form of vitamin B5, used in fortified foods, drinks and infant formula.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by chemical synthesis and isolated as the calcium salt, which keeps far better than pantothenic acid itself.",
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      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "permitted",
      "status_label": "Permitted",
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          "food_category": null,
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": null,
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": null,
          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1212",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1212"
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    }
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      "name": "(+)-PANTOTHENIC ACID CALCIUM SALT",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "beta-Alanine, N-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-, calcium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bis(pantothenato)calcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ca-HOPA",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcii pantothenas",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "calcio pantotenato",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium (R)-3-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamido)propanoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium D(+)-N-(alpha,gamma-dihydroxy-beta,beta-dimethylbutyryl)-beta-alaninate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium D(+)-N-(alpha,gamma-dihydroxy-beta,beta-dimethylbutyryl)-beta-alaninate Calcium, bis(pantothenato)-",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium D-pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium D-pantothenate (1:2)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium N-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-beta-alanine (1:2), (R)-",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium panthothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Calcium pantotenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "calcium pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate (2:1)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate (JP18/USP/INN)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate (VAN)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate , D-form",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate CRS",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, (+)-",
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      "name": "Calcium pantothenate, d-",
      "type": "common",
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      "name": "calcium pantothenicum",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "Calcium, bis(pantothenato)-",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "calcium;3-[[(2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl]amino]propanoate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calpan",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calpan (TN)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calpanate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "CAS-137-08-6",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "CCRIS 1338",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cris Pan",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-(+)-Pantothenic acid calcium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-ca pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-Calcium pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-Calcium pantothenate calcium chloride double salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-pantothenic acid",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-Pantothenic Acid Calcium Salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-Pantothenic Acid Hemicalcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-Pantothenic acid hemicalcium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "D-PantothenicAcidHemicalcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dextro calcium pa",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dextro calcium pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dextrorotatory-calcium-pantothenate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Monocalcium bis(3-((2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoylamino)propanoate)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N-(2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyryl)-beta-alanine calcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pancal",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "PANTAC",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantholin",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantotenato calcico",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "pantotenato de calcio",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenate calcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenate de calcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenic acid (as calcium)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "pantothenic acid calcium",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenic acid calcium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenic Acid Hemicalcium Salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenic acid, calcium salt (2:1), (+)-",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pantothenic acid, calcium salt (2:1), D-",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "VITAMIN B3/B5",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "vitamin B5",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vitamin B5, calcium salt",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "3-[(2R)-2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamido]propanoic acid",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "beta-Alanine, N-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-, calcium salt (2:1), (R)-",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "calcium bis(3-{[(2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoyl]amino}propanoate)",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calcium pantothenate",
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    }
  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Calcium pantothenate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/calcium-pantothenate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.454Z"
}