Food Industry

Precipitated Calcium Carbonate is used by the chewing gum, powder drinks and wine manufacturers.The chewing gum manufacturers uses it as a calcium supplement as a mold release material where as powder drinks manufacturers uses it to neutralize excess acid in the food. The Wine manufacturers use Precipitated Calcium Carbonate as a filtration aid. Precipitated Calcium Carbonate increases the nutrition ingredient and puff in food and makes them taste better. For use in the food industry, the heavy metals like Pb, As, Hg, Fe etc. should be controlled below prescribed standards. It is also used as a source of calcium supplement in backing products.