Calcium propionate

Calcium propionate

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IUPACName=Calcium propanoate
OtherNames=Calcium propionate
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Formula=C6H10CaO4
MolarMass=186.22
Appearance=White crystalline solid
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Calcium propionate or calcium propanoate has the formula Ca(C2H5COO)2. It is the calcium salt of propionic acid.

Uses

As a food additive, it is listed as E number 282 in the Codex Alimentarius. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to bread, other bakery goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products. [http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/additives/details.html?id=306 Codex Alimentarius data for calcium propionate] ] In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent milk fever in cows and as a feed supplement [http://www.ams.usda.gov/NOP/NationalList/TAPReviews/CalciumPropionate.pdf Center for Food and Nutrition Policy review of use of calcium propionate as an organic agent in cow feed and as milk fever prevention] ] Propionates prevent microbes from producing the energy they need, like benzoates do. However, unlike benzoates, propionates do not require an acidic environment.cite web | title=Ingredients -- Calcium propionate| url=http://sci-toys.com/ingredients/calcium_propionate.html| accessdate=2007-03-10]

Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor. Mold contamination is considered a serious problem amongst bakers, and conditions commonly found in baking present near-optimal conditions for mold growth.cite web | title=Keeping molds, bacteria at bay| url=http://bakingmanagement.bakery-net.com/article/7448| accessdate=2007-03-24]

A few decades ago, "Bacillus mesentericus" (rope), was a serious problem,Fact|date=February 2007 but today's improved sanitary practices in the bakery, combined with rapid turnover of the finished product, have virtually eliminated this form of spoilage.Fact|date=February 2007 Calcium propionate and sodium propionate are effective against both "Bacillus mesentericus" rope and mold.Fact|date=February 2007

According to the Pesticide Action Network North America, calcium propionate is slightly toxic. [ [http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC33679 Pesticide Action Network data on calcium propionate] ] This rating is not uncommon for food products; vitamin C is also rated by the same standards as being slightly toxic. [ [http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35665 Pesticide Action Network data on Vitamin C] ] Calcium propionate can be used as a pesticide. [Biggs, A.R., M. El-Kholi, S. El-Neshawy, and R. Nickerson. 1997. [http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/biggs/biggs3a.html Effect of calcium salts on growth, polygalacturonase activity, and colonization of peach fruit by Monilinia fructicola] . Plant Disease 81:399-403.]

Behavioral effects

Calcium propionate has been weakly linked to irritability, restlessness, inattention, and sleep disturbance in children. [ [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12173999&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum Pubmed document] ] The Ecologist Online claims that it is linked to allergic reactions in bakery workers. [ [http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=307 the ecologist doc. 307] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/factsheets/Fact282.htm Food Intolerance Network activism page concerning calcium propionate]


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