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Why is calcium chloride used in spherification and not calcium lactate gluconate?

April 26, 2017calcium chloride gluconate Lactate spherification Used

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Why is calcium chloride used in spherification and not calcium lactate gluconate?

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In spherification, only the skin is exposed to the calcium chloride bath and therefore your caviar will have less calcium ingredient by volume when served than in reverse spherification. Calcium chloride is a low cost ingredient compared to calcium lactate gluconate.