A new and useful method of simultaneously producing and granulating
anhydrous dicalcium phosphate is provided. Such a method entails the
reaction of concentrated phosphoric acid with a powdered material of lime
and/or calcium carbonate in substantially equal stoichiometric amounts,
with subsequent, mixing, drying, milling, and sieving to provide the
correct target particle size range for the resultant granulated
materials. Such specifically produced granulated anhydrous dicalcium
phosphate materials exhibit very high available calcium levels, excellent
flow characteristics, and very high capability for compression into
tablets. Products including such particularly produced granulated
anhydrous dicalcium phosphate materials are also encompassed within this
invention.