Calcium Benzoate
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Calcium Benzoate can be used as a substitute of Sodium Benzoate when there is a sensitive cap on the food’s Sodium content. It has an antimicrobial mechanism similar to the more common Sodium Benzoate. It can also act as a Calcium supplement. Calcium Benzoate is commonly used in soft beverages like juices. It is also a preservative used in bread, soy sauce, soy milk and vinegar. Calcium Benzoate can also serve as a water hardness reducer. Calcium Benzoate can be used as an ingredient in PVC heat stabilizers designed for transparent and flexible/semi-rigid PVC materials. Some leading plastics manufacturers includes Calcium Benzoate in their production of plastic food packaging |
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Calcium benzoate refers to the calcium salt of benzoic acid. When used in the food industry as a preservative, its E number is E213. The formulas and structures of calcium carboxylate derivatives of calcium and related metals are complex. Generally the coordination number is eight and the carboxylates form Ca-O bonds. Another variable is the degree of hydration. |
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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