Calcium supplements have been found to have positive effects on preventing bone loss as we age. It's important to know that calcium is best absorbed when combined with Vitamin D. Besides medicinal purposes, tricalcium ste is used as an anti-caking agent in manufacturing and agriculture.
Tricalcium ste is a calcium salt of sric acid with the chemical formula Caâ(POâ)â. It is also known as tribasic calcium ste and bone ste of lime. It is a white solid of low solubility. Most commercial samples of "tricalcium ste" are in fact hydroxyapatite.