USG Terra Alba and SNOW
WHITE Filler Meet the Calcium Sulfate Requirements for a Diversity of Foods,
Beverages and Pharmaceuticals
Two calcium sulfate
products – USG Terra Alba and SNOW WHITE Filler – both from the
Industrial Products Division of United States Gypsum Company, provide economic
sources of supplemental calcium for an ever-growing range of foods, beverages
and pharmaceuticals.
Calcium sulfate is an approved additive on the Food
and Drug Administration GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) list of food
additives. Approvals for the use of calcium sulfate in specific food products
for nutritional and functional uses are listed in FDA Regulations, Title 21,
Food and Drugs.
Calcium sulfate is also considered safe as a migrating
substance in food contact surfaces. It is acceptable for mixture with pigments
and colorants used in food containers.
USG Terra Alba and SNOW WHITE
Filler provide sources of supplemental calcium for a wide range of food
applications, including enriched flour and breads, cereals, baking powder,
yeast foods, bread conditioners, canned vegetables and artificially sweetened
jellies and preserves.
The products are also commonly used in beer
manufacturing. The calcium ion, together with the needed buffering action as
provided by proper water correction, promotes proper gelatinization of the
starch in the cooker mash, as well as protein degradation and starch
conversion. Thus, yield in the main mash is increased. In addition, the color
of the wort is improved, and better precipitation and flocculation of
undesirable protein complexes are achieved. The result is a paler,
smoother-tasting beer with improved stability and shelf life.
For
pharmaceutical applications, the products are extensively used as diluent
serving as an excellent inert extenders, while supplying dietary
calcium.
USG Terra Alba-F&P Grade (CaSO4 •
2H2O), the dihydrate form of calcium sulfate, is made by
fine-grinding and air-separating a select, high-purity white gypsum containing
about 20% water of crystallization.
SNOW WHITE Filler-F&P Grade
(CaSO4), the anhydrous form of calcium sulfate, is made by
high-temperature calcining of select, high-purity gypsum which is then ground
and air-separated into a white powder. Because of its whiteness, it is used
successfully to extend TiO2 in white cake icings at a much lower
cost. This filler also functions as a stabilizer and supplies enrichment
calcium.
Both products are manufactured exclusively at U.S.
Gypsum’s Southard, Okla. plant. Careful quality-control tests are
conducted on a regular basis in a modern well-equipped laboratory to guarantee
that the products meet the specifications of Food Chemicals Codex and National
Formulary.
More information about USG Terra Alba and SNOW WHITE Filler,
is available in U.S. Gypsum's Calcium Sulfate for Food and Pharmaceutical
Uses brochure. To view a PDF version of the brochure
click here (Abode Acrobat
required). To obtain a print copy, contact United States Gypsum Company's
Industrial Products Division at P.O. Box 806278, Chicago, IL 60680-4124 or call
(800) 487-4431.
The Industrial Products Division of United States
Gypsum Company is a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of industrial
products used in manufacturing, tooling, plastics, coatings, tooling,
construction, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, food processing, statuary,
ceramics, road repair and other applications.
United States Gypsum
Company is a subsidiary of USG Corporation, a Fortune 500 company with
subsidiaries that are market leaders in their key product groups: gypsum
wallboard, joint compound and related gypsum products; cement board; gypsum
fiber panels; ceiling tile and grid; and building products distribution. For
additional information, visit the USG Web site at www.usg.com. |
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