Miscellaneous / Rendering agents

Tricalcium phosphate

Parameters

Chart entries: 2
Purposes: To preserve product color during dehydration process; To aid rendering
Curing agent: no

9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.

Permitted uses and amounts

Tricalcium phosphate, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
Class	Purpose	Products	Amount
Miscellaneous	To preserve product color during dehydration process	Mechanically deboned chicken to be dehydrated	Not to exceed 2 percent of the weight of the mechanically deboned chicken prior to dehydration, in accordance with 21 CFR 182.1217.
Rendering agents	To aid rendering	Animal fats	Sufficient for purpose.

Footnotes referenced above

2 Information as to the specific products for which use of this additive is approved may be obtained upon inquiry addressed to the Labeling and Additives Policy Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section