For bakers looking to clean up their ingredient labels, FARBE Naturals offers a line of natural mold inhibitors for their bread products. The FAR-XTEND line of mold inhibitors is available in three ingredients: FAR-XTEND-P, FAR-XTEND-T and FAR-XTEND ULTRA. The names relate to the strength of the natural mold inhibitor and derived from corn or wheat flour.

“Bakers are looking to eliminate chemicals from their products in response to changing consumer demand, “Consumers want fresh, natural ingredients in the foods they eat. They want to understand ingredients and where they come from.”

The FAR-XTEND ingredients are formulated from fermented flour (Wheat or Corn) and organic acid-based salts like “propionic acid and salts” are basically Mold Inhibitor that increases the desired shelf life of Food items like bread, donuts, cookies cakes, biscuits, bagel, pizza, pies, croissants and many other bakery and food products.

Therefore, Propionic acid and Propionates are most preferred for such products that use commercial yeast.

FAR-XTEND technology is based on chemical process. Propionic acid and salts are being manufactured by using “propionic acid” as basic raw material. The manufacturing process involves neutralizing propionic acid with calcium hydroxide to convert as calcium propionate solution and then dry to make it as free flowing powder. Propionic acid and propionates along with traces of other organic salts have the antimicrobial action on the mold’s rope bacteria and fungus and no effect on yeast.

Because natural mold inhibitors are produced from fermentation, their concentration in organic acids is lower than pure calcium propionate. The level of use is higher than calcium propionate, but you get the same functionality without using chemicals.

Product characteristics:

• Shelf-life extension and protection
• Enhanced product safety
• No Calcium Propionate and other E-Numbers
• Mold inhibitor as well as taste enhancer
• Maintains the organoleptic qualities of food
• Reduction of Listeria risks, and fresher flavor