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Calcium propionate


Calcium propionate
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Calcium propionate is a calcium salt of propionic acid.
It is used in food industry as a preservative in a wide range of products including bread, bakery products, processed meat, whey and other dairy products. In bakery products, it is used as a mold inhibitor.
Mold contamination is considered to be a serious problem among bakers because baking conditions are ideal for mold growth.
Nowadays, this problem is almost non-existing which was achieved by combination of improving sanitary practices in bakeries and fast usage of finished product.
CAS: 4075-81-4 Molecular formula: C6H10CaO4 Molecular mass: 186,22 g mol−1