Calcium Citrate Malate (CCM)

Calcium citrate malate, universally shortened to CCM in the trade, is a mixed calcium salt of citric acid and malic acid rather than a simple binary salt. The stoichiometry described by the USP monograph is 6:2:3 calcium to citrate to malate as the hexahydrate, C24H34Ca6O35, molecular weight 1123.0, which works out to 21.4% elemental calcium. The commercially important property is solubility: unlike calcium citrate, which is only very slightly soluble in water, CCM dissolves, releasing calcium ions together with a calcium citrate complex. That is what makes it the default choice for clear beverages, effervescent tablets and instant powders where a suspended mineral would be visible or gritty. Thovek supplies CCM as a fine white to off-white powder and in instantised or granular forms for stick packs, sachets and direct compression. Material is offered against the USP Calcium Citrate Malate monograph and to food-grade purity criteria. Because the ratio of citrate to malate and the degree of hydration both move the calcium figure, buyers should contract on a stated minimum elemental calcium and a stated ratio rather than on the product name alone; Thovek will confirm both on the specification sheet before order confirmation. Each lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis covering identity, assay, elemental calcium by titration or ICP, loss on drying, heavy metals by ICP-MS and full microbiology, alongside MSDS, allergen, GMO and BSE/TSE-free declarations and country-of-origin documentation. Standard export packing is 25 kg fibre drums or lined sacks, palletised. Classification note: as a salt of citric acid this sits in HS heading 2918, not in the 2106 food-preparation codes.