TianJia Food Additive Manufacturer Propionic acid

Application of propionic acid

1. It is used as a masking agent in tanning to improve the alkali resistance of leather and the uniformity of tanning.

2. Sodium propionate is also an acid food preservative, and its bacteriostatic effect is affected by the pH value of the environment. The minimum inhibitory concentration was 0.01% at pH 5.0 and 0.5% at pH 6.5. It has a strong inhibitory effect on various molds, gram-negative bacilli or aerobic bacillus in acidic medium. It has special effects on avoiding the production of aflatoxin, but is almost ineffective on yeast. In the food industry, it can be used for the preservation of cakes, and the usage amount is 2.5g/kg (calculated as propionic acid, the same below); the maximum usage amount is 50g/kg in 3% to 5% aqueous solution soaking bayberry. It can also be used as an antifungal agent for feed.

3, food, feed and antiseptic, antifungal agent. The general addition amount is 0.1-0.3%.

4. Cosmetic preservatives. It has a wide range of antibacterial effects on mold, yeast and. The antibacterial effect is particularly obvious in the acid solution. The amount added to cosmetics is usually not more than 2%. Insecticides, fungicides. Determination of transaminases.