Method for preparing calcium propionate from calcium carbonate

Calcium propionate is white crystalline particles or crystalline powder. It is odorless or slightly smells of propionic acid, hygroscopic, easily soluble in water, and insoluble in alcohol. Calcium propionate is a newer food antifungal agent. It is the calcium salt of the acidic antifungal agent propionic acid. Under acidic conditions, it produces free propionic acid,…