CMC/Carboxymethyl Cellulose
Cellulose gum, or sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (sodium CMC), is a multi-functional ingredient that can be used as a thickener, binder, emulsifier and stabilizer in food with the European food additive number E466.
Together with xanthan gum, they're the most used and common thickener among others in food applications.
Commonly we call CMC (used in food) is its salt, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose or sodium CMC instead of carboxymethyl cellulose itself. Due to the poor water solubility of CMC, it is usually made into its sodium salt in order to be better use it.
Cellulose gum is often used in foods and beverages to make foods thick and creamy to attract the appetite of customers. It thickens and stabilizes a lot of foods by retaining moisture, keeping oil and water phased ingredients don't separate and produces a consistent texture and so on.
| Item | Standard |
| Appearance | White to cream colored powder |
| Particle Size | Min 95% pass 80 mesh |
| Purity(dry basis) | 99% Min |
| Viscosity (1% solution, dry basis, 25°C) | 1500- 2000mPa.s |
| Degree of substitution | 0.6- 0.9 |
| pH (1% solution) | 6.0- 8.5 |
| Loss on drying | 10% Max |
| Lead | 3 mg/kg Max |
| Arsenic | 2 mg/kg Max |
| Mercury | 1 mg/kg Max |
| Cadmium | 1 mg/kg Max |
| Total heavy metals (as Pb) | 10 mg/kg Max |
| Yeasts and moulds | 100 cfu/g Max |
| Total plate count | 1000 cfu/g |
| E.coli | Netative in 5 g |
| Salmonella spp. | Netative in 10g |
Food & Beverage
Generally, it functions as a thickening, suspending, emulsifying, stabilizing and film-forming agent in many foods such as in beverages, bakery, dairy, dessert products and meat products.
Cosmetics
Cellulose gum acts as a binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, masking and viscosity controlling agent in cosmetic and personal care products.
Toothpaste
Its role in toothpaste is to enable the liquid and solid raw material mix completely and provide the toothpaste a proper viscosity, brightness and smoothness in molding and flowing.
Others
Other uses such as in oil drilling, detergent, paper making, textile, mining, ceramic and so on.
Packaging: 25kg bag.
Shipping: Within 7 days of order confirmation.