Calcium Carbonate.

[Getragdogleg]

Idly perusing the ingrediants on my Reddy-Brek box this morning and I read that it has "Calcium" listed on the ingrediants, out of curiosity I looked at the new pack of Morrisons own brand of "brek" and found the ingredients to be the same except morrisons lists "calcium Carbonate".

What is the difference if any ? I always thought Calcium carbonate was the stuff in Cement and what pills are made from.

[OldJohnnyYen]

In foods it's used as a food stabiliser to neutralise acids or used to firm up dairy based liquids, such as turning liquid slop into breakfast cereals.

[Getragdogleg]

I knew what it is up to, I want to know if it the different ingrediant entries indicate that the OE Brek is adding it as a dietry boost and the budget stuff is a filler.

Or if one is listing the full title in a bid to be clever or if there is no difference at all.

[Kenzle]

There is no difference. Listing just 'Calcium' in the ingredients is really incorrect. Calcium is of course a hard, silvery metal - indigestible and very reactive on its own. To get it into your teeth and bones, it needs to be in a compound form, like calcium carbonate.

[tapkaJohnD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXjVjuFBVrk

It would certainly put some snap, crackle and pop in your breakfast!
JOhn

PS Calcium carbonate is chalk. The calcium in cement is mainly silicate with some sulphate.

Edited by tapkaJohnD on Monday 25th February 08:48

[8Ace]

Calcite or aragonite?

[GokTweed]

Kenzle said:

There is no difference. Listing just 'Calcium' in the ingredients is really incorrect. Calcium is of course a hard, silvery metal - indigestible and very reactive on its own. To get it into your teeth and bones, it needs to be in a compound form, like calcium carbonate.

Not quite. If you want it in your bones you need calcium on its own and some vit D.

[Simpo Two]

GokTweed said:

Not quite. If you want it in your bones you need calcium on its own

You can't eat metal, you fool.

[GokTweed]

Simpo Two said:

GokTweed said:

Not quite. If you want it in your bones you need calcium on its own

You can't eat metal, you fool.

You could but I wouldn't recommend it! Tbh I was being a bit pedantic