Complaint
[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.[3] Propionates prevent microbes from producing the energy they need, like benzoates do. 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.
| Check item | Specifications | Check conclusion |
| Content | ≥99.0% | 99.36% |
| Loss on drying | ≤5% | 3.78% |
| PH(1% Solution ) | 7.0-10.0 | 7.5 |
| Heavy metals as pb | ≤0.001% | <0.001% |
| Free acid | ≤0.3% | <0.3% |
| As | ≤0.0003% | 0.0001% |
| Free alkalinity | ≤0.15% | <0.15% |
| Fluorides | ≤0.003% | 0.002% |
| Calcium | ≥20% | 23.3% |
| Propionic acid | ≥75% | 76% |
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