Calcium Chloride Pellets, Briners Choice | 50 lbs Bag

Briners Choice Anhydrous Calcium Chloride is manufactured and packaged by OXY / Occitental Chemical Corporation in bulk 50 pound bags

Anhydrous Calcium Chloride is a non-synthetic, inorganic compound intended for use in solution form. It is used for pre- and post-harvest treatments of fruits and vegetables to maintain firmness, reduce decay, and prevent certain diseases. Frozen food benefits from Calcium Chloride as a secondary refrigerant or immersion freezing fluid. Benefits include increasing calcium levels in the body resulting in better nerve, muscle, and bone health. It is also referred to as calcium dichloride.

As a personal care ingredient, Calcium Chloride is used in bath oils, cosmetics, conditioners and lotions which it adds viscosity.

Calcium Chloride is also used to control dust, especially on unpaved roads, and is a staple in the planning and specifications for contractors and highway departments. Not only does it reduce dust in a wide range of climate conditions, it also reduces maintenance costs as continued treatment increases the concentration, leading to a more stable, improved effectiveness.

Calcium Chloride pellets are very effective as an ice melt on roads in the winter to temperatures as low as -61F, as opposed to rock salt that only melts ice to -6F. 

Specifications

Briners Choice Anhydrous Calcium Chloride is manufactured and packaged by OXY / Occitental Chemical Corporation. It meets USA FDA Food Additive Regulations 21 CFR 184.1193 and 24 CFR 582.1193. It is GRAS (generally recognized as safe). 

Characteristics

Briners Choice Anhydrous Calcium Chloride come in sold, white pellet form. The substance is odorless but tastes salty. It is hygroscopic in that it absorbs moisture from the air. Calcium Chloride is highly soluble in water at ordinary temperatures and crystallization on will occur under certain temperatures and conditions.