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Calcium Lactate Uses

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Calcium lactate, unsurprisingly, contains calcium, making it beneficial to the human body by providing a method of calcium absorption. But calcium lactate also has an important role in the body’s reliance on magnesium as well. Read the information below provided by Bell Chem, your nutritional ingredient supplier, to see how calcium lactate aids in many of the body’s most important chemical processes.

  • Approximately 99 percent of the body’s calcium and more than 50 percent of magnesium are stored in the bones. When supplies of either of these important nutrients are depleted from the bloodstream, both calcium and magnesium are pulled from bones, which causes bones to become more brittle.

  • Because calcium and magnesium are positively charged; they stimulate heart function, neuronal impulses, muscle contraction, and fill cells with ample ions to perform properly. 

  • Magnesium is a starring component in enzymatic reactions, with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) being one of the most important. ATP is the primary chemical necessary for creating the energy cells need to function. Another important function of magnesium is the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.   

  • Because calcium lactate allows for easier absorption of both calcium and magnesium, it is often administered to patients with nerve conduction or muscle contraction difficulties. Patients with low coagulation time rates and immune system responses also benefit from calcium lactate. And, obviously, once calcium is available in the bloodstream, it can be absorbed by the bones and stored for later use.

  • Calcium lactate is often prescribed for individuals with known low bone density and is often administered to pregnant or nursing mothers to supplement the calcium lost to their growing babies. It has been found that calcium lactate works more readily when consumed with food.

For further information on calcium lactate, contact Florida’s nutritional ingredient supplier, Bell Chem. Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff handle all your needs by calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or send us an online message.

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Xanthan Gum in the Food Industry

When glucose or another polysaccharide is fermented, the result is a natural carbohydrate gum — xanthan gum. This versatile ingredient has proven extremely useful with the public’s insistence of a greater abundance of gluten-free products. Learn how food ingredient distributor Bell Chem’s xanthan gum meets this need and many others. 

Viscosity

Consider ranch salad dressing as an example of how xanthan gum reacts in lower viscosity circumstances: When salad dressing is shaken, it’s easier to pour from the bottle. After the dressing has “settled,” it becomes thicker, which makes it more difficult to pour. Xanthan gum is added to many milk-based products to increase the viscosity, and shaking it will release chemical bonds, causing the product to become more liquefied.

Emulsification

Another one of xanthan gum’s properties is emulsification. Oil and water do not mix, and neither do milk and cream. When xanthan gum is added to a vinaigrette or to whole milk, the individual ingredients with chemical properties that do not allow for easy mixing will disperse evenly, giving the same taste from one bite to the next. 

Thickening

Xanthan gum’s thickening properties are ideal for use as a substitute for wheat, barley, or any other grain containing gluten. When substituting, these products are able to be advertised as gluten-free while maintaining a similar mouthfeel and texture to traditional bread. 

The thickening property is used for more than gluten-free foods, though. The ability of xanthan gum to add bulk to products makes it ideal for soy milk, soups, gravies, and sauces. 

Stability

Xanthan gum has a wide temperature range of stabilization, which means it will keep ice cream from melting as quickly when it is removed to room temperature. It is also an ingredient in frozen foods to stabilize individual components within the meal. Xanthan gum also delays ice crystal formation when foods are frozen for extended periods of time.

Learn more about xanthan gum and its uses by contacting Bell Chem, your food ingredient distributor. Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff handle all your needs by calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or send us an online message.

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Industry Uses of Phosphoric Acid

Phosphoric acid is available under a variety of names, such as phosphoric (V) acid, orthophosphoric acid, and H3PO4. Regardless of its nomenclature, most of its use is in one field: fertilizer. However, this colorless, odorless, viscous crystalline solid or liquid has other uses as well, and Bell Chem stocks phosphoric acid and many other tech grade products for all of their uses. 

  • Agriculture: Phosphoric acid’s starring role is as a phosphate salt in three varieties of fertilizer: mono ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (MAP), diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP), and triple superphosphate (TSP). Because phosphoric acid is an acid, it is also added to animal feed to deter microbial growth while adding flavor to the feed.

  • Food and beverage: Much as in animal feed, phosphoric acid is added to foods and beverages to regulate pH, stanch biological growth, and as a flavoring. Phosphoric acid is an ingredient in carbonated beverages, jams, processed meats and cheeses, and cereal bars. 

  • Cosmetics and personal care: The manufacture of fragrances, hair and nail care products, makeup, and cleansers is much smoother with phosphoric acid controlling pH levels. 

  • Pharmaceutical: Dentistry relies on phosphoric acid as an intermediary in etching solutions to cleanse teeth. It is also utilized as a teeth whitener and is often added to mouthwash for brightening teeth. Mixed with glucose and fructose, phosphoric acid coats the stomach lining to prevent nausea. 

  • Machinery: Phosphoric acid reacts readily with rust-coated surfaces, sequestering iron from ferric oxide to create ferric phosphate, a black substance easily removed from metal surfaces. Mineral deposits and stains on cement are also removed with phosphoric acid in much the same manner.

  • Energy generation: Fuel cells and oxyhydrogen generators rely on phosphoric acid as an electrolyte, stimulating ions to generate energy at a more rapid pace. 

Discover how non-volatile phosphoric acid can be used in your business by contacting Bell Chem. Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products, including tech grade products, stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff handle all your needs by calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or send us an online message.

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EDTA

EDTA, also known as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, is famous as a chelating agent, or a chemical capable of capturing metal ions by forming bonds with them. Chelating these metal ions removes them from water and food sources. Bell Chem, your Jacksonville ingredient supplier, lists several examples of how ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is used across industries.

Medical
Individuals suffering from heavy metal poisoning are given EDTA intravenously or intramuscularly to capture mercury, lead, iron, or calcium. Instead of damaging the brain and other neural tissue, these metals are excreted from the body via the urinary system when they are sequestered by EDTA. When added to fresh blood in blood banks, EDTA captures calcium. Since calcium clots blood, EDTA prevents clotting. In orthodontia and dentistry, EDTA prepares areas before dental adhesives are added or root canals are performed. The ability for EDTA to chelate metals makes it ideal for patients with calcium deposits in their field of vision since it grabs these metals and removes them from the eye. High levels of blood calcium can interfere with heart rhythm. EDTA counters these dangerously high rhythms whether they are naturally occurring or the result of digitalis or another heart medication. Other cardiovascular uses for EDTA are control of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), angina (chest pain), stroke, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Foods and Beverages
Colors fade over time in processed foods; EDTA allows foods and beverages to maintain a constant color. In dressings and mayonnaise, EDTA bonds with enzymes that would normally cause foods to spoil. Beverages such as sodas owe their long-standing flavor retention in part to EDTA. Fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals and snack bars, contain EDTA-bound iron.

Cosmetics
When added to soap, EDTA is able to capture the metals in hard water, enhancing the cleaning ability of soap as well as laundry detergent and cleaning products. Topical cosmetics, cleansers, and mouthwashes also contain EDTA to improve product stability.

Learn more about the additives in your foods and pharmaceuticals by reading Bell Chem’s blogs. Bell Chem is a Jacksonville ingredient supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

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Caustic Soda: Industry Uses

Caustic soda, also known as NaOH, lye, or sodium hydroxide, is an alkali with the ability to react with many chemicals. The water treatment chemical supplier Bell Chem understands the importance of caustic soda and wishes to share that knowledge with its customers. 

Aluminum Manufacturing
Minerals — especially bauxite — containing alumina, the derivative of aluminum, are removed with caustic soda. The alumina is then processed into aluminum used in building, construction, aluminum foil, lightweight airplane components, beer kegs, and kitchen utensils.

Chemical Manufacture
As a basic feedstock for chemicals and an intermediate and reactant in the production of solvents, synthetic fibers, adhesives, herbicides, dyes, plastics, and pharmaceutical products, caustic soda is an undeniably important chemical.

Food Manufacturing
Olives are cured using caustic soda, and tomato, potato, and vegetable skins are removed with its use. Large pretzels brown more thoroughly with caustic soda. Canning is made possible with caustic soda since it prevents microorganism growth. 

Furniture Manufacturing
Wood furniture and solid wood cabinets transform from raw material to finished product with the help of caustic soda, which also acts to clean and bleach wood, giving the finish a more even, refined look. 

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
From the manufacture of aspirin to high-cholesterol and blood thinners, caustic soda has dozens of pharmaceutical uses. 

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
Caustic soda bleaches and renders pulp, removes ink from recycled paper, and treats the water used during the paper manufacturing process. At the beginning of processing wood into paper, caustic soda is combined with sodium sulfide to dissolve all but cellulose, which is the main component of creating paper. 

Soap and Detergent Manufacturing
Cleansers and disinfectants are often components of caustic soda. Chlorine bleach, for instance, combines chlorine and sodium hydroxide to create a powerful disinfectant. Its ability to saponify fats and greases allows for quick clean up.

Water Treatment
Acidic water is corrosive and “soft”; treating water with caustic soda stabilizes the water’s pH while removing heavy metals such as lead and zinc from the water. Caustic soda is also used in the production of sodium hypochlorite which is used to disinfect water. 

From clean energy to dirty countertops, caustic soda has an amazing variety of uses. Bell Chem is your water treatment chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products including caustic soda stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

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Medical Uses of Dextrose

The human body runs on energy, and the energy it needs is provided in the form of a simple sugar created in the liver that courses through the blood system to supply cells with fuel — glucose. When the human body is not able to produce adequate amounts of glucose, cells react negatively and medical intervention is often necessary. To answer that call, dextrose is available. Like glucose, dextrose is a simple sugar the body absorbs rapidly to stabilize its myriad functions.

Dextrose’s Role in Medicine
Dextrose and glucose are chemically identical, meaning the body utilizes them in the same manner. Therefore, an intravenous dose of dextrose delivers a rapid response. Depending on the nature of the disorder, varied amounts of dextrose may be necessary to bring the body back into homeostatic equilibrium.  

  • Carbohydrate Supplement: Dextrose is also used to provide carbohydrate calories to a person who cannot eat because of illness, trauma, or other medical condition. 

  • Dehydration: Rapid loss of fluids is generally thought to occur with exercise but is also evident in burn victims and other medical disorders. Along with water, the body loses important chemicals. Dextrose is often given intravenously to combat dehydration.

  • Nutritional Supplement: The body relies on proteins, fats, and carbohydrates to function. As a carbohydrate, dextrose fills that need and is often supplemented with a form of protein and fat to offer total parenteral nutrition. Patients suffering from trauma, illness, or medical conditions that prevent them from either eating a proper amount of calories or malnourishment may require an injection of dextrose.

  • Diabetes Control: Patients with diabetes mellitus who take insulin and neglect to eat afterward may experience insulin shock. Low blood sugar causes mental confusion, rapid heart rate, excessive sweating, and weakness.

  • Blood Potassium Level Control: A high blood potassium level can throw off the tenuous balance of the body’s electrolytes. When dextrose is given, cells eagerly accept it from the bloodstream, inadvertently accepting potassium at the same time. As the potassium leaves the bloodstream, blood potassium levels return to normal.

  • Alcohol Overconsumption: Excessive alcohol ingestion can cause sickness, and dextrose can counter that effect.

  • Oral Dextrose: Diabetic patients or those with hypoglycemia may supplement their intake of nutrients with dextrose tablets or gels. 

Bell Chem is a food and USP ingredients supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.


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Propylene Glycol

Propylene glycol’s water absorption property is its key to success. Used in foods, medications, paints, and plastics, Daytona Beach chemical supplier Bell Chem’s propylene glycol is indeed a versatile chemical! 

Pharmaceutical

Propylene glycol USP works as a non-active excipient and solvent, transporting active ingredients to mix evenly throughout liquid, gel, and solid medicines. As it absorbs water during the creation of medications, medicines maintain a specific level of moisture to keep them fresh for longer.  

Cosmetic

Added to personal care products to retain texture and moisture, propylene glycol is an ingredient in sunscreen, shampoo, stick deodorant, lotions and creams, and more. Foam products such as shaving cream use propylene glycol to stabilize.  

Pet and Livestock Feed

Moisture removal for outdoor animal feed is vital for storage as well as animal health. Propylene glycol deters bacterial growth and retains the taste of animal feed.

Manufacturing

Polyester compounds have propylene glycol as one of their main components. Paint and plastic manufacturing use propylene glycol as a solvent and as a protectant against weathering. Because propylene glycol is a basic chemical building block, it is often used as the component in formable plastics. 

Foods and Beverages

As a solvent, propylene glycol ensures color and taste remain consistent from one use to the next. The water absorbency of propylene glycol retains food freshness and extends shelf life.  

Theatrics

The fog generated in firefighter training and in theatrical presentations is produced when propylene glycol is heated or shaken, at which time it condenses into a vapor. This aerated form of propylene glycol acts as a smokescreen to hinder enemy fire when United States military troops enter a battlefield. 

Industrial Use

Propylene glycol is used in heat transfer to hinder acute pressure expansion and corrosion. Its water absorption quality controls liquid viscosity, and as a solvent, it disperses active agents. 

Call Bell Chem today to order propylene glycol or any of our other chemicals or ingredients for your business. Bell Chem is your Daytona Beach chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.


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The Versatility of D-Limonene

While some cleaners work well on grease and soil, they can be harsh to the environment and caustic to humans. However, cleansers with a gentler impact on people and nature are generally not strong enough to properly clean. Bell Chem’s d-Limonene breaks that trend by being an effective cleaner, a great antioxidant, and a non-toxic chemical when introduced to the environment. 

As a Fragrance

Citrus terpenes such as d-Limonene are created when citrus peels are cold-pressed, releasing their oil via distillation. The result is a tangy citrus product that many people associate with cleanliness. Added to cleaning products, deodorizers, aerosol and solid air fresheners, and other products, d-Limonene quickly fills the air with a clean odor.

As a Solvent

D-Limonene occurs naturally in citrus oils, such as oranges and grapefruit. This fresh, clean-smelling aroma works great as a solvent in cleaning solutions against grease and oil, outperforming water-based solvents. As a non-reactive and non-caustic cleaner, it cleans effectively and will not harm the environment.

In Industrial Cleaning

D-Limonene will not rust or corrode machinery; it can be utilized on the interior or exterior of industrial machines. But don’t let its mild, environmentally friendly exterior fool you — d-Limonene cleans better than many harsh industrial chemicals.

In Foods and Beverages

Because it is derived from orange rinds, d-Limonene is safe for human consumption and has been used for decades in juices, chewing gum, candy, and foods requiring a tangy, citrusy, or lemony taste.

As an Antioxidant

Its ability to sequester oxygen gives d-Limonene a boost in the health and cosmetic markets. Nutritional and medicinal supplements tout d-Limonene as an anti-carcinogenic and anti-mutagenic product that curbs abnormal cellular growth. Cosmetic creams and ointments add d-Limonene because it quickly permeates the outer skin layer to soothe and heal the underlying skin tissue.

In Cancer Treatments

Studies have shown that oral consumption of d-Limonene tablets slows cancer tumor growth. Laboratory studies show d-Limonene blocks pre-cancerous chemicals and has even killed cancerous cells. Further research must be conducted before determining its effects in humans.


Call Bell Chem today to order d-Limonene for your business. Bell Chem is a ingredient distributor Florida based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

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Industry Uses of Maltodextrin

Breaking apart the word “maltodextrin” can give you a basic idea of its components and action upon foods and other products: “malto” refers to the main ingredient (a starch), while “dextrin” is associated with sugars. Maltodextrin begins life as corn starch, often in the form of potatoes, tapioca, oats, wheat, or rice. It is processed into a slurry, then hydrolyzed with alpha-amylase or acids to break chemical bonds and change the complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars. Food ingredient supplier Bell Chem’s pure maltodextrin is commonly utilized in the food and beverage industry. 

Texture

In foods, maltodextrin works as a bulking agent, transforming runny, low viscous foods into more solid masses. Think of yogurt, baby food, gelatin, salad dressings, and sauces:How appealing would these be if they were runny? Adding maltodextrin — a largely flavorless ingredient — bulks up these foods to give a more palatable mouthfeel. Maltodextrin can also replicate the texture of fats in fat-free and low-fat foods. With the texture of fat, our bodies easily mistake maltodextrin for a less healthy, fattier, alternative.

Maltodextrin is also able to stabilize the texture in foods with a high freezing temperature. Ice cream and other frozen desserts use maltodextrin to stabilize texture, giving a consistent taste with each mouthful.

Reducing Dextrose Equivalent

Adding maltodextrin to an overly sweet food reduces the Dextrose Equivalent (DE) level. Maltodextrin has a DE range of two to 20, while dextrose’s DE hovers closer to 100. For this reason, maltodextrin is often added to sugar replacement packets.

Enhancement

Maltodextrin is often used to enhance food products. For example, adding maltodextrin to beer helps it keep a foamy head for a longer period of time, while cereals and low-fat snacks, such as pretzels, owe their shiny coat to maltodextrin. It also helps dry coatings faster and is added routinely to confectionary toppings.

Call Bell Chem today to order maltodextrin for your business. Bell Chem is your food ingredient supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.


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Industry Uses of Titanium Dioxide

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a non-toxic, non-reactive, bright white inorganic compound prized as a vivid pigment, a photocatalyst, and a wide array of other industrial uses. Bell Chem, the industrial chemical supplier, stocks this multi-use product for industrial consumers. 

Paints

Industries add titanium dioxide as a pigment during the manufacturing of paints, coatings, and plastics, where it is referred to as titanium white, pigment white 6, or CI 77891. As a matter of fact, most paint colors contain titanium dioxide as the primary pigment. The dazzling white of titanium dioxide gives it a brightly reflective, opaque sheen due to its refractive properties. 

Coating

Wind turbines coated with titanium dioxide withstand not only constant battering but are also able to slow ultraviolet radiation damage. On a smaller scale, the plastic surrounding window frames is protected from sun damage when coated with TiO2.

UV Protection

Sunscreen and skincare products benefit from ultra-fine titanium dioxide. Along with protection, TiO2 thickens products to improve texture. And unlike zinc, TiO2 is transparent when used as a sunblock. 

Photocatalyst

Titanium dioxide has been shown to decompose and sterilize pollutants when used in tiles, windows, cements, and paints. Another photocatalyst effect is TiO2’s ability to break the bonds within water molecules, thereby allowing the hydrogen within the compound to be used as fuel. Titanium dioxide has even been found to have a positive photocatalyst attribute in cancer therapy. Exhaust systems in automobiles using TiO2 as a catalyst diminish their impact on the environment, and solar cells (Grätzel cells) of nano-grade TiO2 produce solar energy quite similarly to how plants photosynthesize. 

Food

Food grade titanium dioxide is odorless, flavorless, and completely safe. Along with its brilliant white sheen, it smooths texture when mixed with chocolates during manufacture. 

Be sure to contact Bell Chem, your industrial chemical supplier, when your stock of titanium dioxide is running low. Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

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