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 e466) 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.
Type 6-Common food grade CMC
Product Type Brookfield viscosity (mPa.s, 25℃) Degree of Substitution Purity
1% solution 2% solution
FL6 25-400 0.7-0.9 ≥99.5%
FM6 400-2000
FH6 200-500
FVH6 500-1000
FVH6 / FS1000 1000-2000
FVH6 / FS2000 2000-3000
FVH6 / FS3000 3000-4000
FVH6 / FS4000 4000-5000
FVH6 / FS5000 5000-6000
FVH6 / FS6000 6000-7000
FVH6 / FS7000 7000-8000
FVH6 / FS8000 8000-10000
FVH6 / FS10000 >10000
Type 9-High resistance to acid food grade CMC
Product Type Brookfield viscosity (mPa.s, 25℃) Degree of Substitution Purity
1% solution 2% solution
FL30 20-50 ≥1.0 ≥99.5%
FL100 80-120
FL9 25-400 ≥0.92
FM9 400-2000
FH9 200-500
FVH9 500-1000 >0.9
FVH9 / FN1000 1000-2000
FVH9 / FN2000 2000-3000
FVH9 / FN3000 3000-4000
FVH9 / FN4000 4000-5000
FVH9 / FN5000 5000-6000
FVH9 / FN6000 >6000
Other Main Parameters
1% pH Loss on drying Chloride Sodium glycolate Sodium Pb As
(as NaCl)
6.5-8.5 ≤8.0% ≤0.5% ≤0.4% ≤12.4% ≤2.0mg/kg ≤2.0mg/kg
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food additive 466, china carboxymethyl cellulose and etc. Want to know what is stabiliser 466 or more, contact us.
