Food Grade Calcium Hydroxide

In sequence to cater customer demand on a proper time we are indulged in manufacturing and supplying of food grade calcium hydroxide in Lianyungang Jiangsu China. Calcium hydroxide (traditionally called slaked lime) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide (called lime or quicklime) is mixed or slaked with water. It has many names including hydrated lime caustic lime builders' lime slack lime cal or pickling lime. Calcium hydroxide is used in many applications including food preparation. Limewater is the common name for a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.

Because of its low toxicity and the mildness of its basic properties slaked lime is widely used in the food industry to:

clarify raw juice from sugarcane or sugar beets in the sugar industry (see carbonatation)
process water for soft drinks
pickle cucumbers and other foods
make Chinese century eggs
make corn tortillas: it helps the corn flour (masa) bind together (see nixtamalization)
clear a brine of carbonates of calcium and magnesium in the manufacture of salt for food and pharmaceutical uses
fortify (Ca supplement) fruit drinks such as orange juice and infant formula
aid digestion (called Choona used in India in paan a mixture of areca nuts calcium hydroxide and a variety of seeds wrapped in betel leaves).