Calcium absorption from apple and orange juice fortified with calcium citrate malate (CCM).

Abstract

CCM fortified versions of orange and apple juice have high Ca absorbability and are potentially important vehicles for increasing dietary Ca intake. The greater Ca absorption from CCM-AJ compared with CCM-OJ is accounted for by differences in the carbohydrate and organic acid content of the juices. These data suggest that by modifying common beverage ingredients, products with even greater Ca absorbability could be formulated.

Absorbability of Calcium from a New Calcium Supplement Prepared from Bovine Marrow-Free Bone in Rats.

“…Furthermore, it has been reported that calcium-citrate-malate (CCM), a mixture of Ca carbonate, citric acid, and malic acid, exhibits approximately six times the solubility of either Ca citrate or Ca malate, both of which are much more soluble in water than Ca carbonate is (17). It is also well known that Ca from CCM is better absorbed in humans and animals than Ca from Ca carbonate is (18)(19)(20)(21). Similar to CCM, TBE is a composite salt of Ca phosphate derived from bovine bone, citric acid, and malic acid.…”

Health effects of vegan diets

“…The calcium-fortified foods include readyto-eat cereals, calcium-fortified soy and rice beverages, calcium-fortified orange and apple juices, and other beverages. The bioavailability of the calcium carbonate in the soy beverages and the calcium citrate malate in apple or orange juice is similar to that of the calcium in milk (78,79). Tricalcium phosphate-fortified soy milk was shown to have a slightly lower calcium bioavailability than the calcium in cow milk (78).…”

Vitamin D Deficiency and Calcium Absorption during Childhood

“…Good bioavailability of beverage calcium and vitamin D fortificants has been shown [85,86]. Available data indicate relatively good bioavailability of calcium added to bread and grain products [87] and fortified cereal [47].…”