Ko te dicalcium phosphate (DCP) mō te kai he whakauru kai mātātoko inorganic e whakamāhinga ana i te wāhi, e whakamāhinga ana i ngā nutrihanga matua ko te phosphorus (P) me te calcium (Ca). E whakamāhinga ana i te whānui i ngā kararehe, i ngā manu kai, me ngā hāpua. Ko ōna āhua ko te tatau pūmau, te rereke o te whakamāhinga me te whakamāhinga, me te pai o te reo, nā reira he rerekē tonu tēnei i ngā rākau kai i ngā kai pūtea.
I te whāngai i ngā manu kai (pērā i ngā hēnā e whāngai ana i ngā hēkenga me ngā manu kai mātātoko), ko te DCP e whakamāhinga ana i te whānanga o ngā kōiwi, e whakapai ake ana i te kounga o ngā kōhao, e whakamāmā ana i ngā kōhao mātātoko me ngā rereke o ngā kōhao, ā, e āwhina ana i te whakapai ake i ngā hua o ngā kōhao. I te whāngai i ngā poaka, ko te DCP e whakapai ake ana i te kaha o ngā kōiwi, e whakamāhinga ana i te whānanga me te whānanga, ā, e piki ake ana i te rereke o te kai, ā, he mātātoko tonu i ngā pōaka iti.

I ngā kai hurihuri (ngā kau me ngā hipi), ko te DCP i whakamahinga kia whakauru i te phosphorus he iti noa i te rōpū kai, kia mau i ngā mahi whānui o te tinana, me te whakapai ake i ngā pūkenga o te whānanga me te whānanga o te miraka. I tēnei hoki, i ngā mahi whānui i ngā wai, ko te whakauru tātai o te DCP he tautika hei āwhina i ngā ika me ngā koura ki te whananga o ō rātou tuarā me ō rātou kōpae, hei whakakaha i te whānanga o te whakamātau, me te whakapai ake i te tau o ngā oranga.
I tōtahi, ko te phosphate dicalcium mō ngā kai he wāhanga matua me te wāhanga hirahira i te oranga o ngā kararehe. Ko te whakamāhi tātai o tēnei ka whakapai ake i ngā pūkenga o te whānanga, ā, ka whakamāmā hoki i te hanganga o ngā utu o ngā kai, nā reira he wāhanga e kore e taea te wehe mai i ngā whakauru mīnara o te whānanga kararehe o tēnei wā.