Calcium Carbonate for Food Industry
Description:
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate ( PCC ) is an innovative product derived from lime stone, which has many industrial applications. PCC is made by hydrating high- calcium quick lime and then reacting the resulting lime slurry with carbon dioxide. The resulting product is extremely white and typical has a uniform narrow particle size distribution. PCC is available in numerous crystal morphologies and sizes, which can be tailored to optimize performance in a specified application.
Application:
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is used as food additives and calcium supplements in Food Industry such as a Chewing gums, Noodles, Biscuits, Bread & Nutrition which is helpful for the growth of body as well as strong bones. It has Calcite and Aragonite structure with different particle size distribution and apparent densities.
Properties:
| Application | Nutrition Supplement | Biscuits | Chewing Gums, Noodles & Bread |
| Grade Recommended | KC – 2 | KC-5 | KC-11 |
| Bulk Density gm/ml (Tapped) | 0.46 – 0.51 | 0.70 – 0.85 | 0.45 – 0.50 |
| Loss on Drying (105*C in 1 hr) | 1.0 Max | 0.5 Max | 1.0 Max |
| Specific Surface Diameter (micron) | 0.11 | 1.4 | 0.11 |
| Average Particle Size D50 | 5 – 7 | 7 – 9 | 4 – 6 |
| Flow Point (ml/15 gm) | 24 – 27 | 12 – 16 | 25 – 28 |
| Fineness % (through 45 micron) | 99.70 | 99.70 | 99.70 |
| DOP Absorption (gm/100gm) | 60 – 75 | 24 – 32 | 65 – 80 |
| Purity as CaCO3 % (min.) | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| Crystalline Habit | Semi – Calcite | Aragonite | Calcite |
| Microbiological Properties
A) Total Bacterial Count, cfu/gm B) Yeasts & Mold Count, cfu/gm |
100 Max
10 Max |
100 Max
10 Max |
100 Max
10 Max |