Christmas is around the corner again, and many people would correlate this special holiday with snow, but it not always snows in this season.  One chemical raw material, sodium polyacrylate, becomes very popular when we make artificial decorative snow by ourselves.  Sodium polyacrylate, a white powder, is a polymer found frequently in daily life. As an absorbent material, or the waterlock, sodium polyacrylate is often found in baby diapers, detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and fake snow. However, there are also food grade sodium polyacrylate which can be used in a wide range of food productions.

Sodium polyacrylate food grade applications

Sodium polyacrylate food grade is often used as the thickener, emulsifier, swelling agent, stabilizer, etc, it can replace some functions of the CMC, gelatin, agar, sodium alginate, thus to reduce the production cost, enhance the taste and extend the shelf life.

Sodium polyacrylate food grade used in flour products

Sodium polyacrylate food grade can be used in various flour products such as the instant noodles, noodles, flour for special uses, bakery products, etc. It can strengthen the protein bonding in flour, prevent the soluble starch and nutrients from leaking out, increase the flour usage rate and improve the taste and flavor.

Sodium polyacrylate food grade used in cold drinks

Food grade sodium polyacrylate, as a compound emulsifying stabilizer ingredient, can be used to replace CMC, xanthan gum, gelatin, etc, in cold drinks, to increase its effectiveness and lower the production cost.

Sodium polyacrylate food grade used in artificial meat

Artificial meat is quite popular in the food industry these years, but how to make the artificial one taste like the real meat is a big innovation in the industry. The food grade sodium polyacrylate can increase the elasticity of the protein fiber and thus to increase the mouth feel of the artificial meat.

Sodium polyacrylate food grade used in other food

Food grade sodium polyacrylate can be also used in many other food products like jam, jelly, pudding, ice cream, sauce and soy sauce as the thickener and stabilizer, in  frozen products as the glazing, in beverage, alcohol as the clarificant.

Hangzhou JutaoBiochemical Tech. Co., Ltd, a verified supplier of sodium polyacrylate on OKCHEM, specializes in the production of sodium polyacrylate. The products are divided into food and industrial grade, mainly used in food field, oil field, the field of water treatment. The company output of 2000 tons a year, 180 tons per month or so. You can click here to inquire.

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