Description
- As a food additive, it is listed as E number 282 in the Codex Alimentarius.
- Preservative for bread, other baked goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products.
- In agriculture, it is used to prevent milk feverin cows and as a feed supplement.
- Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor, typically at 0.1–0.4%[5](though animal feed may contain up to 1%).
- Calcium propionate can be used as a fungicide on fruit.
