Widely used by the food industry in products such as bread and baking powder, helping to release CO₂ and prolonging shelf life in canned foods and vegetables, such as jellies and preserves.
In the beverage industry, in products such as beer, Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate is used as a source of calcium ion to regulate acidity and to promote adequate gelatinization of starch and protein degradation, allowing flocculation and precipitation of undesirable protein complexes.
| Apparence | Fine powder. |
| Color | White to grayish. |
| Odor | N.A. |
| Taste | N.A. |
| Purity | 92% min. |
| (Dry base) | A.S.T.M. c-471M |
| Fluroide | 0.003% max. |
| Selenium | 0.003% max. |
| Lead(as Pb) | 2.00 mg/kg max. |
| Arsenic | <0.5 mg/l |
| FCC 8th Ed. 196 | |
| Fe | 500 ppm Max. |