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Calcium propionate

99.0-100.5% (in dried substance), meets analytical specification of E 282

Synonym(s):

Propionic acid calcium salt

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2COO)2Ca
CAS Number:
4075-81-4
Molecular Weight:
186.22
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3698682
EC Number:
223-795-8
MDL number:
MFCD00036137
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329751623
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

99.0-100.5% (in dried substance)

form

solid

quality

meets analytical specification of E 282

impurities

≤0.3% water insolubles
≤10 mg/kg heavy metal (as Pb)

loss

≤4% loss on drying, 105 °C, 4 h

pH

6.0-9.0 (20 °C, 10%)
7.5-9.0 (20 °C, 10%)

anion traces

fluoride (F-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤3 mg/kg
Fe: ≤50 mg/kg
Hg: ≤1 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

CCC(=O)O[Ca]OC(=O)CC

InChI

1S/2C3H6O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3(4)5;/h2*2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

BCZXFFBUYPCTSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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In vitro genotoxic effects of antioxidant additives, such as citric acid (CA) and phosphoric acid (PA) and their combination, as well as antimicrobial additives, such as benzoic acid (BA) and calcium propionate (CP), on human lymphocytes were determined using alkaline
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The consumption of low-salt bread represents an efficient way to improve public health by decreasing cardiovascular health issues related to increased intakes of sodium chloride (NaCl). The reduction of NaCl influences the bread quality characteristics, in particular the shelf-life. Calcium
N H Kim et al.
Journal of applied microbiology, 119(1), 139-148 (2015-03-31)
To develop a mild blanching method with calcium salts to ensure microbiological safety and quality of fresh-cut spinach. The antimicrobial efficacy of eight calcium salts was evaluated on Escherichia coli O157:H7 at 45-65°C and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2 ) showed the
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Food microbiology, 53(Pt B), 115-121 (2015-12-19)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of seven independent factors consisting of sodium nitrite, pH, sodium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium lactate syrup, calcium propionate and a blend of nisin and hop alpha acids on the growth

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