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MACCO Organiques Potassium Bicarbonate

Ingredient Name: Potassium Bicarbonate

Functions: Mineral Source

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Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name
Food Ingredients Functions
Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
Ingredients
Potassium Bicarbonate
Food Additive Number
E 501, INS 501

Applications & Uses

Product Applications
  • For infant formulas, baby food clinical food, and nutraceuticals: This product is used to prepare infant formulas, baby food clinical food, and nutraceutical. Besides breast milk, infant formula is the only other milk product nutritionally acceptable for infants under the age of one year. The most commonly used infant formulas contain purified cow's milk whey and casein as a protein source, a blend of vegetable oils as a fat source, lactose as a carbohydrate source, vitamins and mineral salts.
  • For bakery: Mold contamination is a serious problem amongst bakers and as such they use Calcium Propionate in bakery products as a mold inhibitor. To reduce the Sodium content in bakery products, some Sodium Chloride is often replaced by Potassium Chloride.