Sodium propionate 137-40-6 food grade

CAS No.: 137-40-6

MF: C3H5NaO2

EINECS No.: 205-290-4

Purity: 99%

Application: food preservative

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Molecular Weight: 96.06

White crystalline powder; Odorless or with little propionate smell; Deliquescence; easily soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol.

It is used as a food preservative and is represented by the food labeling E number E281 in Europe; it is used primarily as a mold inhibitor in bakery products. It is approved for use as a food additive in the EU, USAand Australia and New Zealand.