Preservative · Ingredients & raw materials
Calcium propionate (INS 282)
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Mould and rope inhibitor for bread, buns, pav, cakes and pizza bases; it barely affects yeast, so it is the standard bakery preservative. Permitted by FSSAI in bread and bakery categories within Appendix A limits, usually dosed at 0.1 to 0.3% of flour weight.
Grade 1
- Food grade (FCC)
Form 2
- Powder
- Granular
Pack size 3
- 1 kg pouch
- 5 kg pack
- 25 kg bag
Spec
- INS number
- 282
- CAS number
- 4075-81-4
- Formula
- C6H10CaO4
- Appearance
- White powder or granules, faint propionic odour
- Assay
- 98 to 99% min (dried basis)
- Solubility
- Freely soluble in water
- Standard met
- FSSAI, FCC
- Typical use level
- 0.1 to 0.3% on flour weight
- Shelf life
- 12 months
- Storage
- Cool, dry place in sealed bags
- Usual minimum
- 25 kg
- HSN code
- 29155000
- GST
- 18%
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