- Brief
- NaturalCalcium Propionate(Cas 4075-81-4) is a food-grade preservative that inhibits mold and bacterial growth in baked goods. It extends shelf life while maintaining freshness, and is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA for use in bread, cakes, and other flour-based products. Widely used as a food additive, pharmaceutical ingredient, and feed additive, it is a safe and reliable food and feed preservative approved for use by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- Functional Advantages
- Synthesized using green bio-fermentation technology, it offers high safety, is suitable for food additives, has no significant side effects, and meets consumer demand for natural products free of artificial preservatives.
- Used as an acidity regulator and stabilizer in food products to enhance texture and shelf life while minimally affecting taste and original quality.
- Serves as a calcium supplement in animal feed.
- Also finds application in pharmaceutical formulations, such as in the preparation of calcium supplements, capsules, and tablets.
| Item | Specification |
| Appearance | White powder |
| Assay | 98.00% |
| Propionic acid(dry basis) | 78.0% – 79.6% |
| Calcium(dry basis) | 21.1% – 21.5% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤4.0% |
| Insoluble in water | ≤0.3% |
| Free acid and Free alkalinity | Pass |
| Fluoride | ≤30 mg/kg |
| Iron | ≤50 mg/kg |
| Lead | ≤5 mg/kg |
| Arsenic | ≤3 mg/kg |
| PH 1 in 10 soln | 7.5 – 10.5 |
