Complaint
Sodium propionate or sodium propionate, the sodium salt of propanoic acid that can be used as a preservative in food with the European food additive number E281.
The common use for this ingredient is as a mold inhibitor in baked goods as they're easily contaminated with the moisture in the air during cooling, slicing and packaging after the baking process.
Index | FCC-V | E281 |
APPEARANCE | White crystalline or crystalline powder | White crystalline hygroscopic powder, or a fine white powder |
Content | 99.0-100.5(drying basis)% | min 99.0% (105C,2h) |
pH (10 % aqueous solution) | --- | 7.5-10.5 |
As | --- | max 0.0003% |
Heavy metals | --- | max 0.001% |
Alkalinity (as Na2CO3) | Passes test (about 0.15%) | |
Loss on drying | max 1% | max 4%(105C,2h) |
Water insoluble | --- | max 0.1% |
Iron | max 0.003% | max 0.005% |
Lead | max 0.0002% | max 0.0005% |
Mercury | --- | max 0.0001% |
Packaging: 25kg bag.
Shipping: Within 7 days of order confirmation.
