Food Grade Products
Different categories of food products have diverse, distinct requirements for colloidal stabilizers across production, storage, and consumption. Beverages, dairy products, and sauces require stable systems that resist stratification and precipitation; ice cream, slushies, and frozen desserts need controlled ice crystal formation and improved melt resistance; bread, cakes, noodles, steamed buns, and similar baked and staple products require sufficient water retention and moisture-locking capacity; sauces, jellies, soft candies, meal replacements, and other processed foods demand tunable rheological properties, a clean mouthfeel free of residual coating, and full compliance with food health and safety standards.
Related Product & Application
Food Grade Products
Different categories of food products have diverse, distinct requirements for colloidal stabilizers across production, storage, and consumption. Beverages, dairy products, and sauces require stable systems that resist stratification and precipitation; ice cream, slushies, and frozen desserts need controlled ice crystal formation and improved melt resistance; bread, cakes, noodles, steamed buns, and similar baked and staple products require sufficient water retention and moisture-locking capacity; sauces, jellies, soft candies, meal replacements, and other processed foods demand tunable rheological properties, a clean mouthfeel free of residual coating, and full compliance with food health and safety standards.
The entire food industry has an urgent need for a versatile, safe water-soluble colloid that integrates multiple core functions: thickening, suspension, water retention, and emulsification. This ideal colloid must maintain stability under acidic, alkaline, and high-temperature conditions, be compatible with most food systems, and deliver excellent cost performance.

Food-grade CMC (Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose) is non-toxic, non-allergenic, and has an unrestricted ADI value. It cannot be digested or absorbed by the human body, and functions as soluble dietary fiber, making it ideal for health-oriented food products. CMC performs multiple functions simultaneously: thickening, suspension, emulsification, water retention, inhibition of ice crystal growth, suppression of starch retrogradation, and formation of protective preservation films, which helps simplify product formulations. It also demonstrates excellent resistance to acids, alkalis, and high temperatures, adapting to a wide range of food processing conditions. Furthermore, CMC has great compatibility with other food auxiliary ingredients and provides a refreshing mouthfeel, making it the most widely used multi-functional hydrophilic colloid in the global food industry.
Recommended Products for Food Applications
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Product |
Product Group |
Viscosity Range |
Speciality |
Application Field |
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CMC |
25-50, 2% |
high fluidity |
Juice |
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CMC |
70-150, 2% |
high fluidity |
Juice, Yogurt |
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CMC |
200-500 |
high fluidity |
Juice, Yogurt |
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CMC |
800-1200 |
thickening, smoothy |
Ice Cream Juice, Instant Noodle, source etc |
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CMC |
2000-3000 |
thickening, smoothy |
Ice Cream, Bakery, Soft Drinking, source etc |
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CMC |
3000-4000 |
thickening, stabilizing |
Bakery etc |
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CMC |
4000-5000 |
thickening, stabilizing |
Bakery, Meat etc |
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CMC |
5000-6000 |
thickening, stabilizing |
Bakery, Meat etc |
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CMC |
10000min |
thickening, stabilizing |
Meat,animal feed,etc. |
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