Category:
Other Fine Chemicals
CAS NO:
4075-81-4
Standard:
USP,EP,JP,In-house Standards,

Calcium propanoate or calcium propionate has the formula Ca(C2H5COO)2. It is the calcium salt of propanoic acid.
white crystal, granule or crystalline powder, odorless or slight propanoic acid odor, Its monohydrate is food additive, PH of 10% solution is 8 to 10.
It can release free propanoic acid in acidic condition, and can be used as antiseptic or mildew preventive of bread.
It exists in Swiss cheese naturally.
| Assay(dry) | ≥99.0% |
| Water insoluble matter | ≤0.30% |
| Moisture(120℃,2h) | ≤9.5% |
| free acid or alkali | Through experiment |
| Fluoride(as F ) | ≤0.003% |
| As(as As2O2) | ≤0.0004% |
| Heavy metals(as Pb) | ≤0.001% |
| Fe(GT-17; sample 0.5g) | ≤50mg/kg |
| Lead(atomic absorption method) | ≤5mg/kg |