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HS Code: 29155090.00   

CAS No.: 4075-81-4

Standard: GB 2760-2011

 

TEST ITEM	TEST BASE	TEST RESULT
CONTENT   %	99.0	99.2
WATER INSOLUBLES≤%	0.30	0.23
FREE ACID	Accord with the test	Complies
FREE ALKALI	Accord with the test	Complies
LOSS ON DRYING ≤%	9.5	8.7
ARSENIC   ≤%	0.0004	<0.0004
HEAVYMETAL(Pb) ≤%	0.001	<0.001
Fe≤%	0.005	<0.005
FLUORIDES     ≤%	0.003	<0.003
Conclusion	In compliance with the standard of food grade

 

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
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.