Calcium lactate

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Cholesterol levels in patients⁴

  In people with high cholesterol, calcium lactate lowered total cholesterol slightly over four weeks.

How it’s made and used

• Blood acidity during exercise²

  In people, calcium lactate slightly raised blood pH and bicarbonate, but did not improve repeated high-intensity exercise performance.

• Taste and keeping quality³

  A tasting panel liked frankfurters with calcium lactate, and it helped stop a harmful germ during storage.

• Sprint and jump performance⁵

  In young soccer players, calcium lactate before exercise worsened sprinting but did not change jumping or agility.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.