Replaces calcium propionate
FarXtend™ T100
Clean-label alternative to calcium propionate
FarXtend™ T100 is a cultured wheat flour that provides natural propionic acid. It protects bread from mold with performance comparable to calcium propionate and is declared as a flour.
Suggested label line
Cultured Wheat Flour
Key data
- Replaces
- Calcium propionate
- Dosage
- 0.90 to 1.10% on flour basis
- Label line
- Cultured Wheat Flour
- Form
- White to yellowish powder, water-soluble. Add with the dry ingredients or disperse in the water at room temperature or warmer.
- Allergens
- Contains wheat (gluten)
- Certifications
- Kosher, Halal, Non-GMO, FSSC 22000 plant, Carbon-14 verified biobased
- Shelf life
- 12 months in original sealed packaging
- Pack
- 25 kg food-grade kraft bag, or 25 kg PE bag inside a cardboard box
Best for
Pan breadSandwich loavesBunsRollsTortillasFlatbreads
How to use it
Dose at 0.90 to 1.10% on flour basis. It is a reformulation, not an automatic one-to-one swap: product pH, water activity, yeast compatibility and packaging all matter, so we confirm the dose for your formula in an in-plant trial.
Cultured wheat flourDeclared as a flour ingredient, not a synthetic preservative.
Mold protectionIn a third-party shelf-life study at 25 ± 1 °C, bread with FarXtend™ T100 showed no visible mold at day 28, the end of the test.
Contains wheatDeclare it as a wheat (gluten) allergen.
CertifiedKosher, Halal, Non-GMO, FSSC 22000 plant, Carbon-14 verified biobased.
Why FarXtend
The propionate performance, with a clean label
FarXtend T100 delivers mold protection on par with calcium propionate in a third-party shelf-life study, with a natural origin and a clean-label ingredient statement.
FarXtend T100 fermented propionate
Calcium propionate
Mold protection in bread
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Natural origin
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Clean-label ingredient statement
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FSSC 22000 certified plantHalal certifiedKosher certified
Third-party shelf-life study at 25 ± 1 °C. Qualitative comparison; results depend on formulation, process and use level.
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