Calcium propionate(CAS No.4075-81-4) is a new type of food additive . It is a safe and reliable antifungal agent for food and feed approved by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the United Nations Foodand Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) . Calcium propionate has a wide range of antibacterialeffects on molds , yeasts and bacteria . It is harmful , harmless to humans and animals , and has notoxic side effects. Calcium propionate is easy to be mixed with flourevenly. As a preservative, it can provide necessary calcium for human body andstrengthen food.Calcium propionate is a new food preservative developed in in recent years.Compared with sodium benzoate, it has strongeranti-corrosion ability and is safer.Its preservative and preservation effectmakes it widely used as preservative and preservation of breads, pastries,cakes, fruits and pastries