CMC Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium/Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
What is sodium carboxymethylcellulose?
Carboxymethylcellulose sodium, also known as cellulose gum, modified cellulose, or CMC, is the most important ionic cellulose gum. Sodium carboxymethylcellulose is a commonly used food additive with thickening, stabilizing, and emulsifying properties. It is also used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Physicochemical Properties of CMC
CMC is a white or slightly yellowish powder that is odorless and tasteless. It is hygroscopic and readily dissolves in both cold and hot water to form high-viscosity solutions. CMC also readily disperses in water, forming colloidal solutions.
Characteristics of CMC
CMC has excellent stability
In cold foods such as popsicles and ice cream, CMC can control ice crystal formation, increase expansion, maintain a uniform texture, resist melting, create a smooth and smooth texture, and brighten the color. In dairy products, whether flavored milk, fruit milk, or yogurt, CMC reacts with proteins within the isoelectric pH range (pH 4.6) to form a complex structure, which helps stabilize the emulsion and improve the protein's resistance to moisture.
CMC can be combined with other stabilizers and emulsifiers
In food and beverage products, manufacturers typically use multiple stabilizers, such as xanthan gum and carrageenan, and emulsifiers, such as monoglycerides and sucrose esters, in a combination. This allows for complementary advantages and synergistic effects, reducing production costs.
CMC exhibits pseudoplastic properties
CMC's viscosity is reversible at different temperatures: increasing temperature decreases the viscosity of the solution, and vice versa. CMC's viscosity decreases under shear, and decreases with increasing shear. These properties enable CMC to reduce equipment load and improve homogenization efficiency during mixing, homogenization, and pipeline transportation, unmatched by other stabilizers.
It is insoluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, and other chemicals. Its degree of polymerization ranges from 200 to 500, and its relative molecular weight ranges from 21,000 to 50,000. The pH of a 1% aqueous suspension is 6.5 to 8.5. Its dispersibility in water is related to its degree of substitution and molecular weight.
YTBIO: Providing High-Quality sodium carboxymethylcellulose and Services
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Food-grade CMC:A Multifunctional Food Additive
CMC has multiple functions, including thickening, emulsification, texturizing, bulking, and preservative. It can replace food glues such as gelatin, agar, and sodium alginate. Adding CMC can reduce food production costs, improve food quality, enhance taste, and extend shelf life.
CMC is now widely used in various solid foods, liquid beverages, lactic acid beverages, canned foods, candies, pastries, meat products, biscuits, ready-cooked foods, frozen snacks, and foods such as soy milk, yogurt, peanut milk, and juice.
Yogurt and acidic beverages
Acid-resistant CMC provides stabilization, preventing sedimentation and demixing, improving taste, enhancing quality, and resisting high temperatures. Its excellent stability prevents precipitation and can extend the shelf life of products. Its strong acid resistance within the pH range of 2-4 improves the taste of beverages and makes them smoother.
Soy milk
CMC is used in soy milk to provide suspension, emulsification, and stabilization. It prevents fat from floating or sinking and is effective in whitening and sweetening soy milk, as well as removing the beany smell.
Ice Cream
CMC is used in ice cream to improve its formability and resist breakage. It maintains ice crystals and provides a smooth feel to the tongue. It has a good gloss and aesthetic appeal, with fewer ice crystals, resists melting, and produces a delicate, smooth texture. It also brightens the color and increases the original volume, thereby improving quality and increasing profitability.
Bread and Pasta
CMC is used in bread production to make bread more uniform, increase its volume, reduce crumbing, and prevent collapse. It also provides insulation and freshness.
CMC is used in instant and rolled noodles to enhance their toughness, maintain their length, and resist cooking, resulting in a smooth and lustrous texture. Furthermore, during mixing and rolling, CMC exhibits strong viscosity and water retention, retaining moisture, making it easier to stir. Steam heating creates a protective film, resulting in a smooth and glossy surface and easier processing. It also improves noodle strength, resists breakage during packaging and handling, and provides a pleasant texture and prevents mushy texture when soaked in boiling water. In addition, its application in instant noodle production can save oil, reduce costs and increase benefits.
Applications of CMC
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is a multifunctional, water-soluble polymer. Its excellent properties, including thickening, stabilization, emulsification, water retention, film-forming, and adhesive properties, make it an indispensable component in numerous industrial sectors.
Food Industry
Functions: Thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier, water-retaining agent, and gelling agent.
Dairy Products: Stabilizes yogurt beverages and increases the viscosity of yogurt.
Noodle Products: Improves the quality of bread and steamed buns, extending shelf life and enhancing taste.
Jam and Jelly: Utilizes its gelling properties to help shape products.
Coatings: Safe and harmless as an edible coating material for food surface preservation.
Pharmaceutical Industry
Functions: Thickener, binder, stabilizer, and sustained-release drug carrier.
Formulation Excipient: Used in the preparation of ointments, tablets, capsules, eye drops, and injections.
Drug Delivery: Used to prepare pH-sensitive blended drug-loaded films for controlled drug release.
Therapeutic Applications: Its eye drops can be used to treat dry eye after cataract surgery.
Specific Pharmaceuticals: It is a major ingredient in the production of asthma medications and enemas.
Daily Chemicals and Detergents
Function: Thickener, emulsifier, organic builder.
Water-soluble colloidal thickener for synthetic detergents and daily chemical products.
Textiles and Papermaking
Textiles: Used as a sizing agent for light yarns, replacing starch.
Papermaking: Added to paper pulp as a sizing agent to enhance paper strength, oil resistance, and ink absorption.
Construction and Coatings
Function: Binder, water-retaining agent, thickener.
Building Materials: Used as a mortar additive to improve mortar adhesion, ductility, and water resistance.
Environmentally Friendly Coatings: As a coating additive, it imparts multifunctional properties such as antibacterial properties, formaldehyde absorption, sound insulation, and thermal insulation.
Petroleum and Ceramics Industries
Petroleum: Used as a drilling mud treatment agent.
Ceramics: Used as an adhesive.
Agriculture and Water Treatment
Agriculture: Used in the preparation of composite active slow-release liquid fertilizers for controlled nutrient release.
Water Treatment: Used as a flocculant in wastewater sludge treatment to increase the solids content of filter cakes.
FAQ
Q: What certifications do you hold?
A: We prioritize product quality and safety, and our production facilities hold several top international certifications, including:
· cGMP
· ISO9001 and ISO22000
· BRC
· HACCP
· EU and NOP organic certifications
· Kosher certification
· Halal certification
Q: Do you provide third-party test reports (COAs) for your products?
A: Of course. We provide a COA with every batch.
Q: Do you offer custom products and technical support?
A: Yes, we have a strong R&D team. In addition to standard products, we can also provide customized dosage forms and customized packaging to meet your specific needs.
Our technical team is always ready to provide comprehensive technical support, including product application and formulation advice.
