Antimold

Calcium acetate [CalCH COOl H O] is used as a food additive and a mordant to flx dyes in the textile industry. It is used as an alkali (base) in the manufacture of soaps, to improve some lubricants, and as an antimold to preserve baked goods for a longer shelf life. 

Aside from actual incorporation of this substance into foods, benefits may be derived in other ways. For example, one such suggested use76 is for the formation of a coating on meats, fruits, and vegetables, in conjunction with antimold substances, for protecting the foodstuffs from bacteria and molds. It is also noteworthy that the addition of carboxymethylcellulose to foods, prior to dehydration, is said to improve the retention of natural flavors. 

Use Manufacture of acetone, acetic acid, acetates, mordant in dyeing and printing of textiles, stabilizer in resins, additive to calcium soap lubricants, food additive (as antimold agentin bakery goods, sausage casings), corrosion inhibitor. 

Para-chloro meta-cresol (PCMC), an antibacterial, antimold agent is prepared by chlorination of meta-cresol using SO2CI2. 

PCMC has completely replaced pentachlorophenol in the leather industry, particularly as an antimold agent, during chrome tanning of leather. In fact, pentachlorophenol has... 

Propionic acid INS No 280, FW 74.08, Chem. name propanoic acid, ethylformic acid. It occurs in food as a result of natural processing. It can be fonnd in some cheeses np to 1%, prodnced by several bacteria or fungi [46]. The functional nses inclnde preservative, antimold, antirope agent, flavoring agent. The ADI is not limited for propionic acid. Its activity is pH dependent and it is commonly used in packaged bread in the quantity of 1-3 g/kg [47]. 

Toxicology LD50 (oral, rat) 227 mg/kg, (skin, rat) 4200 mg/kg primary irritant Environmental Nontoxic to bees Uses Systemic fungicide antimold preservative in foods... 

Japanese Patent Kokai Tokkyo Koho 1984a Antimold for food. Japanese Patent Kokai Tokkyo Koho 84 140,868... 

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