It is a colorless liquid with a pungent scent, miscible in water and almost all normal organic solvents. It is used as a preservative alone, or reacted to produce ammonium, calcium, or sodium propionate. It complies with the Food Chemical Codex (FCC), FDA requirements for use in human food, and is produced under Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
Usos
Human food preservative, flavoring agent, and additive
Animal feed preservative
Intermediate for other food and feed preservatives such as calcium propionate
Intermediate for Pharmaceutical API synthesis
Beneficios
Protects the shelf life of food (calcium and sodium propionate)