1. Thickening: CMC can produce high viscosity at low concentration. it also acts as lubricant. 2. Water retention: CMC is a water binder, helps increase shelf life of food. 3. Suspending aid: CMC acts as emulsifier and suspension stabilizer, particularly in icings to control ice crystal size. 4. Film forming: CMC can produce a film on the surface of fried food, eg. instant noodle, and prevent absorption of excessive vegetable oil. 5. Chemical stability: CMC is resistant to heat, light, mold and commonly used chemicals. 6. Physiologically inert: CMC as a food additive has no caloric value and can not be metabolized.
Characteristics: 1. finely distributed molecular weight. 2. high resistance to acid. 3. high resistance to salt. 4. high transparency, low free fibers. 5. low gel.
Application:
CMC is anionic water-soluble polymers derived from purified cotton linter, as a good thickener, stabilizer and water retaining agent,
CMC is widely used in foodstuff, toothpaste, ceramic, oil drilling, paper making and other industries.
Food grade CMC widely used in dairy drinks and seasonings, CMC can thicken, stabilize and improve taste. in addition, CMC is also used in ice cream,bread, cake, biscuit, instant noodle and fast paste food for product molding, taste improvement, water retaining and tenacity strengthening.
