Calcium Alginate
Short Description:
As a professional Calcium Alginate food additives and food ingredients supplier and manufacturer, JUSTCHEM has been supplying and exporting from food additives and food ingredients China for almost 10 years, please be assured to buy food additives and food ingredients at Justchem. Any inquiries and problems please feel free to send emails to us via sales@justchem.com we will reply you within 1 working day.
| ITEM | STANDARD |
| appearance | white to yellowish brown filamentous, grainy, powder |
| assay(C6H7Ca1/2O6)n | 89.6%- 104.5% |
| CALCIUM | 8.0- 11.5% |
| mesh | 90% pass 60 mesh |
| LOSS ON DRYING(105℃, 4h) | =<15% |
| PH (1% Solution) | 6.0 – 9.5 |
| sulphate ASH | 28- 36% |
| LEAD (PB) | =<5 PPM |
| ARSENIC (AS) | =<3 PPM |
| TOTAL HEAVY METAL | =<20 PPM |
| TOTAL plate COUNT | < 5000CFU/G |
| YEAST AND MOULD | < 500CFU/G |
| SALMONELLA | ABSENT |
| E. COLI | ABSENT IN 25 G |
Calcium alginate, a polysaccharide, is extracted from kelp-like Phaeophyceae.
The product is amorphous or fibrous powder, with white to yellow color, and it is odorless, tasteless and non-toxic.
Properties:
1. Insoluble in water and organic solvents
2. Slowly dissovle in alkaline solution or calcium salt solution
3. Gel agent
4. Water retaining agent
5. health care fucntions
Applications:
1. as a gel agent, it can form a thermal irreversible gel, and can be applied to various kinds of bionic foods, meat products, and embedding of drugs in pharmaceuticals.
2. the gel formed form calcium alginate has an excellent capability of water retaining, that makes it a better choice in jelly products.
3. Calcium alginate can be used in pharmaceutical to produce the hemostatic gauze. This kind of gauze has the functionalities of hemostasis, as well as antibacterial and promoting the wound healing.
4. as a calcium agent, calcium alginate can used in food additives.
5. Calcium alginate can also be widely used in formulatin of food.
6. For industrial grade, calcium alginate can be used for welding rod coating. It is featured with fine particle size and low salt, that makes it one of the indispensable ingredients for high-end electrodes.
1.What kinds of certificates can you offer?
We can offer HAPPC, KOSHER, HALAL Certificates, ect.
2. Are you a manufacturer or a trading company?
In 2016, We set up a branch company in Shanghai and create our new brand JUSTCHEM, dedicating to offer better sales service for food additives as well as to expand overseas markets.
3. How long shall we wait for your reply?
We can guarantee to reply your inquiries in less than 24 hours in working days.
4. What kinds of transportation types can you provide?
Our main transportation methods include air transportation, railway transportation and sea transportation.
5. How long will I receive my good?
Usually we will arrange the shipment in 7 -15 days.
6. What documents you provide?
Usually, we provide Commerical Invoice, Packing List, Bill of loading, COA , Health certificat and Origin certificate. If your markets have any special requirements, let us know.
7. What is loading port?
Usually is Shanghai , Qingdao , Tianjin,Dalian and ect.
Justchem have departments including international sales, purchasing, technical, after-sales service, network engineering, general affairs, etc. We are able to offer service and support in English, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and other languages. Within the efforts of all staff of us, our market has covered more than 40 countries and areas, which prompting us to be the most reliable partner of food producer and merchant all over the world. We have more than 20 professional sales offer you 7*24 online sales service.