Food Grade Calcium Sulphate FPA-D

Calcium sulfate products are used by the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries as an economical and FDA-approved source of supplemental calcium. Calcium sulfate is also acceptable as an additive in pigments and colorants used in food containers.Use of calcium sulfate in food and pharmaceutical applications is widespreadand continues to expand. Hebei Xingtai Shuanghua Plaster Products Co.,Ltd offers highly refined calcium sulfate products, which are food- and pharmaceutical-grade forms of calcium sulfate, a mineral that appears on the Food and Drug Administration’s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) list of additives approved for nutritional and functional use in food products.FPA-D (CaSO4 • 2H2O) , the dihydrate form of calcium sulfate, results from fine-grinding and air-separating a select, high-purity white gypsum that contains about 20 percent water of crystallization.Typical Analyses FPA-D (CaSO4 .2H2O) Total calcium 23.0% CaO 32.1% SO3 46.0% CaSO4 0.30% CaSO4 .2H2O 99.0 CaCO3.MgCO3 0.2% SiO2 and insolubles 0.24% Fe2O3.Al2O3 0.12% 250°C water loss 20.70% Brightness 97.0 Oil absorption 26.5 Specific gravity 2.96 Loose bulk density 44.0 Compacted bulk density 68.0 Bulking values 24.43 Solubility(70°F) per 100cc of H2O 0.26 PH(10%slurry) 7.3 Refractive index 1.52 Through 200 mesh (min) 100 Through 325 mesh(min) 97 Avg. particle size(microns) 7-9