Calcium propionate, like other fat metabolites can be absorbed by humans and animals, and the supply of calcium necessary for humans and animals, this advantage can not be compared to other antifungal agents, is considered GRAS.
Introduction
Calcium Propionate is a World Health Organization (WHO) and FAO (FAO) approved the use of safe and reliable food and feed preservatives. Calcium propionate, like other fat metabolites can be absorbed by humans and animals, and the supply of calcium necessary for humans and animals, this advantage can not be compared to other antifungal agents, is considered GRAS.
Calcium propionate is a type of food preservative acid, under acidic conditions, resulting in the free acid, has an antibacterial effect. The inhibitory effect by the environmental pH values, at pH 5.0, the inhibition of fungal best; pH value of 6.0 was significantly reduced when bacteria, the minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.01%. In acidic medium (starch, protein and fatty substances) in all kinds of mold, or aerobic gram-negative bacteria Bacillus strong inhibition, can also inhibit the production of aflatoxin, and innocent of yeasts , harmless to humans and animals, non-toxic side effects. The food, brewing, feed, aspects of traditional Chinese medicines, a new, safe and efficient food and feed preservatives.
As feed preservatives, used for protein feed, bait, feed, complete feed and other aquatic animals, feed, is the feed processing enterprises, research and other animal feed mold with the ideal agent.
Also in medicine, propionate can be made into powder, solution and ointment for the treatment of skin diseases caused by parasitic fungi.