Calcium pantothenate
What the research shows
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1 health finding on this page so far · See the findings
A form of vitamin B5 used in supplements and animal feed.
It is more stable than other forms, so products last longer on the shelf.
Written from English Wikipedia1
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What research says
Studies in people
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Benefit
Diet and inflammation marker3
In older adults in South Korea, eating more pantothenic acid was linked to lower levels of a marker of inflammation over time.
Study type not stated
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No harm found
dietary intake data4
No health concerns related to pantothenic acid were found, but data on how much people eat is limited.
How it’s made and used
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Muscle energy during exercise2
In trained male cyclists, taking pantothenic acid for 16 weeks did not change muscle CoASH or exercise performance.
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.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 2,927 products on Open Food Facts that list calcium pantothenate.
- Energy Drink Red Bull · 250 ml 2 additives
- Oatmeal Squares Quaker · 500 g 4 additives
- Multi Grain Cheerios Cheerios · 510 g 2 additives
- Unsweetened Organic Fortified Soy Beverage Natura · 946 mL 0 additives
- SPARKLING ORANGE CELSIUS · 12 FL OZ (355 mL) 2 additives
- Lait de soya Kirkland Signature · 946 ml 1 additive
References
- 1Pantothenic acid. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.
- 2Whitfield J, Harris RC, Broad EM, et al. Chronic pantothenic acid supplementation does not affect muscle coenzyme A content or cycling performance. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2021;46(3):280-283. doi:10.1139/apnm-2020-0692
- 3Jung S, Kim MK, Choi BY. The long-term relationship between dietary pantothenic acid (vitamin B(5)) intake and C-reactive protein concentration in adults aged 40 years and older. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2017;27(9):806-816. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2017.05.008
- 4Freese R, Aarsland TE, Bjørkevoll M. Pantothenic acid - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Food Nutr Res. 2023;67. doi:10.29219/fnr.v67.10255