I-Phosphate sesinye sezithako zendalo phantse kuko konke ukutya kwaye isetyenziswa kakhulu ekulungisweni kokutya njengesithako esibalulekileyo sokutya kunye nesongezo esisebenzayo. Iphosphate eyenzeka ngokwendalo lilitye lephosphate (eliqulathe icalcium phosphate). Iasidi yesulfuric idibana nelitye lephosphate ukuvelisa icalcium dihydrogen phosphate kunye necalcium sulfate efunxwa zizityalo ukuvelisa iphosphate. I-Phosphates inokohlulwa ibe yi-orthophosphates kunye ne-polycondensed phosphates: i-phosphates esetyenziselwa ukulungiswa kokutya idla ngokuba yi-sodium, i-calcium, i-potassium, kunye ne-iron kunye neetyuwa ze-zinc njengeziqinisekiso zezondlo. Iiphosphates zebakala lokutya ezisetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo Kukho iintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-30. I-sodium phosphate lolona hlobo lokusetyenziswa kwe-phosphate yokutya kwasekhaya. Ngophuhliso lwetekhnoloji yokulungisa ukutya, ukusetyenziswa kwe-potassium phosphate kuyanda unyaka nonyaka.