Product name: Calcium propionate
Product form: white light scaly crystal, or white particles and powder, slightly special odor, and deliquescent in moist air; its monohydrate is colorless plate-like crystal in monoclinic system; it is readily soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol.
It resists fungus, bacteria, etc. It is used as preservative in bread and cakes. The lower pH, the higher antiseptic effect. It is non toxic to human body.
Standard: GB25548-2010
Package: Paper-plastic composite bag or Kraft paper bag, net weight: 25 kg/bag; PP FIBC (flexible intermediate bulk containers), net weight: 600 kg or 1000 kg/FIBC.
Storage: Stored in a cool, dry and well ventilated place against sunlight, and isolated from toxic, odor and color powder.
Use: Calcium propionate can be used as mildew-proof agent in foods and feedstuff and as preservative in bread and cakes. It is easily mixed well with flour. It can provide calcium necessary for human body in addition to use as preservative. It enhances the foods. It effectively inhibits mildew, aerobic spore-forming bacilus, gram negative bacteria, flavacin, etc., in starch and substances containing protein and oil, and has peculiar mildew-proof and antiseptic effects. It is a novelty safe, highly effective broad-spectrum food and mildew-proof agent in food, brewage, feedstuff, and traditional Chinese medicine. Also, it is used as additives in toothpaste and cosmetics to provide good antiseptic effect.
Physical and Chemical Index
Item | Index |
Purity, w/% ≥ | 99.0 |
Water-insoluble, w/% ≤ | 0.30 |
Free acid and base | Passed |
Loss on drying, w/% ≤ | 9.5 |
As/(mg/Kg) ≤ | 3 |
Heavy metals(by Pb) /(mg/Kg)≤ | 10 |
Fluorides (by F) /(mg/Kg) | 30 |
Fe/ (mg/Kg) ≤ | 50 |