C6H10CaO4
186.22 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
CALCIUM PROPIONATE
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Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Food preservative and antifungal agent
Calcium propionate is a calcium salt of propionic acid used primarily as a preservative to inhibit mold and other microorganisms in food, feed, and other products.
Food preservativeFeed additive for mold controlAntifungal agent in pharmaceuticals
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Safety Reference
Danger
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium propanoate
InChIKey
BCZXFFBUYPCTSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
CCC(=O)[O-].CCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Synonyms (18)
- E-282
- Bioban-C
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE (E 282)
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE [MART.]
- Ca-PROPIONATE
- CalClum propionate
- Calcium dipropionate
- Calcium propanoate
- Caswell No. 151
- INS NO.282
- Propanoate (calcium)
- Propanoic acid, calcium salt
- Propionic acid, calcium salt
- calcium dipropanoate
- propionic acid calcium