Description
MarkNature's Food Grade Monocalcium Phosphate (MCP) stands as a pivotal ingredient in the food industry, renowned as a highly efficient leavening agent. Rapid and effective, MCP swiftly releases carbon dioxide upon mixing, ensuring immediate leavening action, particularly favored in pancake mixes. Its incorporation in double-acting baking powders, often paired with slow-acting acids like sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP), ensures a balanced and controlled leavening process. This MCP formulation, when part of a baking powder, precisely balances the acid and alkali components to neutralize each other, maintaining the product's overall pH.
Specification:
CAS No.: 7758-23-8
EC No.: 231-837-1
Chemical Formula: Ca(H2PO4)2
Synonyms: MCP
Appearance: White or Crystal Powder
Water-soluble P (rate):75% min
Calcium (Ca):16.8%-18.3%
Fluorine(F):0.18% max
Key Features:
- Fast-Acting Leavening: MCP releases carbon dioxide rapidly upon mixing, ensuring quick and efficient leavening action, ideal for pancake mixes.
- Versatile Baking Applications: Commonly used in double-acting baking powders alongside slow-acting acids like SAPP for controlled and consistent leavening in various baked goods.
- Precise Neutralization: Balances acid and alkali components in ready-made baking powders, maintaining product pH without significant alterations.
- Wide Food Industry Use: Serves multiple functions in the food industry as a swelling agent, dough regulator, buffer, modifier, firming agent, nutritional supplement, and chelating agent.
Applications:
Monocalcium Phosphate plays a multifaceted role in the food industry, serving as a crucial component in various processes. Its functions span from regulating dough texture and acting as a firming agent to providing nutritional supplementation and aiding in swelling or modification. Widely utilized in baked goods, its leavening properties ensure optimal rise and texture in pancakes, pastries, and other baking applications. Its versatility as a buffering and chelating agent further underlines its significance in food manufacturing, ensuring consistency, quality, and functionality across a spectrum of food products.
Storage Instructions:
To maintain its efficacy, ensure the container of Monocalcium Phosphate remains tightly closed and store it in a dry place, safeguarding its quality for optimal performance in food processing.