Complaint
Item | Specification |
Appearance | A white, crystalline or granular powder |
Identification | Positive |
Appearance of | Complies |
pH value | 6.5-8.3 |
Loss on drying | 2.0% max |
Chloride | 50ppm max |
Sulphate | 50ppm max |
Phosphate | 100ppm max |
Iron | 5ppm max |
Oxalate | 100ppm max |
Heavy metals | 10ppm max |
Magnesium and alkali metals | 0.4% max |
Assay | 99.0-101.0% |
Sucrose and reducing sugars | Complies |
Organic impurities and boric acid | Complies |
Total Viable aerobic count | 100pc/g max |
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.
Calcium Propionate can inhibit growth of some individual molds and bacteria and is widely used in gain
products such as bread to inhibit molds and prolong product shelf life. In addition, it is used to prevent
other products from deterioration resulted from microorganisms.Compared with other bacteria killers, it
is nontoxic and lowin cost, and thus iswidely used in wines, cakes, fruit jam, bean products, chocolate,
cheese and western style meal. It is never harmful to health and has a remarkable effect in anti-mold.
