Food Grade Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Description of Food Grade CMC
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC/cellulose gum) is a kind of cellulose
ether, can easily soluble in cold and hot water, with maximum yield, most
widely and conveniently used among all cellulose products. The main raw
material of CMC is refined cotton and wood pulp. It is mostly used in the food
industry with a common dosage of 0.2%-0.5%. Compared with other similar
hydrocolloids, food-grade CMC is featured by strong acid resistance, high salt-
resistance and good transparency, with very few free fibers, fast dissolving
and good fluidity after dissolving.

The main function of carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener, stabilizer,
tenacity strengthening agent, water retention agent, dispersing agent, binder,
suspension, film-forming agent and so on in food and beverage processing, such
as ice cream, juice, fruit jam, dairy products, beer, lactic acid drinks,
yogurt, syrups, bakery products, wine, sauces, seasoning, meat products, etc.

Food grade CMC can control the size of crystal in frozen food, prevent
stratification between oil and water. In an acid system, it has good suspension
stability in acid-resistant food, can effectively improve solution stability
and impedance capability of protein. Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose can improve
taste and mouthfeel, reduce the syneresis of food, raise quality and prolong
shelf life.

We classified food grade CMC into two types, type 6 and type 9. Type 6 is a
common CMC (degree of substitution 0.75-0.9), and type 9 (degree of
substitution more than 0.9) is acid-resistant with much better stability. The
purity of our food grade carboxymethyl cellulose is much higher more than
99.5%, meeting GB1886.232-2016, E 466 and FCC IV standard. This is very
important to guarantee food safety. We can produce food grade CMC as required
specifications from ultra-low to very high viscosity.

Used as a food additive, the main function of food-grade CMC is as thickener,
stabilizer, tenacity water retention agent, emulsifier, suspension, film-
forming agent and so on. It can be applied in various food, like ice cream,
juice, fruit jam, dairy products, beer, lactic acid drinks, yogurt, syrups,
bakery products, wine, sauces, seasoning, meat products, etc.

Fortune Biotech food grade CMC totally conforms to the requirements of food
sanitary and safe.

1. Thickening and Taste Improvement Effect
Food grade CMC can produce higher viscosity at low concentrations, endow smooth
texture to food. The pseudo-plasticity effect of CMC brings refreshful and
strong taste. Its good suspension stabilizing characters can make food keep the
uniformity on odor, concentration, and taste.

2. Structure Loosen Effect
Good rheological and gel stable characteristics of food-grade CMC can prevent
dehydration and shrinkage of food, can improve the expansivity rate of food.
Reversibility between viscosity and temperature of CMC is good for the increase
of food expansivity rate.

3. Suspending Effect
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose can be used as a suspending agent in different
food. Have a good suspension bearing capacity. If mixing with agar, guar gum,
etc, will get good compatibleness and tenacity strengthening the effect.

4. Water Retention Effect
Food grade CMC (thickener 466) has good hydrophile and rehydration properties.
It can reduce dehydration and shrinkage of food, prolong storage time. Water-
holding property is applied to prevent water evaporation or non-crystallization
of sugar.

5. Binding Effect
Food grade CMC (food stabilizer e466) can improve performances of starch food
(prevent starch aging, dehydration), control mash viscosity. Better effects if
mixing with emulsifier, konjac gum, spermine diphosphate hexahydrate, so sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose is widely used in food such as noodles, bread, and
frozen dessert, etc.

Food Grade CMC Specification:

Type 6-Common food grade CMC



Type 9-High resistance to acid food grade CMC


Other Main Parameters


JINING FORTUNE BIOTECH CO., LTD. is one of professional sodium carboxymethyl
cellulose suppliers. We provide Food Grade CMC, Ceramic Grade CMC, cmc e466,
carboxymethyl cellulose food grade, cmc additive and so on. Want to know what
is cmc food additive? Please contact us.

Minimum Order: 25 kilograms

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