| Customization: | Available |
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| CAS No.: | 4075-81-4 |
| Formula: | 2(C3h6o2).Ca |
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Introduction
Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products. In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent milk fever in cows and as a feed supplement propionate prevent microbes from producing the energy they need, like benzoates do. However, unlike benzoates, propionates do not require an acidic environment.
Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor, typically at 0.1-0.4% (though animal feed may contain up to 1%).
Application
1 As a food additive, it is listed as E number 282 in the Codex Alimentarius. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and 
other dairy products.
2 In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent milk fever in cows and as a feed supplement However, unlike benzoates, propionates do not require an acidic environment.
4 Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor, typically at 0.1-0.4%
5 Calcium propionate can be used as a pesticide.
Specification
| Item | Standard |
| Appearance | white granule |
| Assay (%) | 98% - 100.5 |
| Loss on drying (%) | 5 MAX |
| Insoluble in water (%) | 0.15 MAX |
| Heavy metal (Pb) (%) | 0.001 MAX |
| Arsenic (%) | 0.0004 MAX |
| Fluorides (%) | 0.003 MAX |
| Melting point ( ºC) | 300 |
| PH Value | 7.5-10.5 |
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