| Description | White granular powder |
| Chemical Name | Calcium-2-hydroxy Propionate |
| Molecular Weight (Anhydrous) | 218 |
| Molecular Formula | (CH3 CHOH COO) 2 Ca |
| Standards | Indian / US Pharmacopea |
| Solubility | 9 gms in 100 mL water at 25 deg. C |
| Clarity | 5 % solution in water is clear & colourless |
| Assay | Min. 99 % |
| Calcium | 13.5 % - 14 % |
| Loss on Drying | 22 % - 27 % |
| Iron | Not more than 30 ppm |
| Arsenic | Not more than 1 ppm |
| Chloride | Not more than 50 ppm |
| Heavy Metals | Not more than 10 ppm |
| Sulphate | Not more than 200 ppm |
| Phosphate | Not more than 50 ppm |
| Volatile fatty Acids | Passes test as per USP |
| Reducing Sugars | Passes Fehlings test |
| Microbiology | Mesophilic
bacteria
Not more than 2500 / gm Moulds Not more than 100 / gm Yeasts Not more than 50 / gm |
| CAS No | 814 - 80 -2 (anhydrous) |