A salt or ester formed from gluconic acid; a chemical compound containing glucose or derived from glucose.
From glucose (Greek glukus, 'sweet') plus the chemical suffix '-ate,' which denotes a salt or ester of an acid. Common in pharmaceutical and food chemistry.
Calcium glucate is actually used in medicine and fortified foods because it's a highly absorbable form of calcium that doesn't upset your stomach the way some other calcium supplements do.
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