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Calcium sulfate is a food additive used as an anticaking agent, dough conditioner and strengthener, flour treatment agent, pH regulator, thickener and yeast food. It is a white or white-yellow fine odorless powder.1

Due to its high calcium content (16-20%), calcium sulfate can also be used in flour fortification.1 It can be found commercially as:

Function
Calcium sulfate serves several functions in baked goods:1,2

Anticaking agent: prevents powder caking, lumping or agglomeration.
Coloring adjunct: aids in the preservation of color in coatings.
Dough strengthener: modifies starch and gluten to provide a more stable dough.
Firming agent: prevents the collapse during processing.
Flour bleaching treatment
Leavening aid: provides food for yeast improving leavening.
Nutrient supplement: provides calcium for nutritional value.
Stabilizer and thickener: provides body and improved consistency.
Texturizer: improves baked good texture.
pH regulator: works as a pH buffer and processing aid
Nutrition
Calcium sulfate can be used as a calcium supplement in the fortification of bread and flours. It is considered safe for daily consumption up to 8.5 g of anhydrous calcium sulfate per day, this value corresponds to 2500 mg of calcium per day.3

Application
Calcium sulfate is used mainly in the production of bread, and in the fortification of bread flour, cookies, brownies and breads. When using calcium sulfate some consideration must be taken into account:2,4

As a flour bleaching agent: it is mixed with benzoyl peroxide at a ratio of no more than 6:1 by weight.
As a nutritional supplement: for calcium enrichment 0.64% of calcium sulfate and 0.6% of an emulsifier by flour weight can be added for optimum enrichment.
As a sodium sulfate substitute: it can replace up to 32% of sodium in the manufacturer of brown bread without affecting palatability and overall product quality.
As a pH regulator: it can be used at a usage level of 0.1 – 0.6%.
Typical calcium sulfate usage levels in common food products:2

Used in making casts and patterns for molds and statues.
Used as the cement in ornamental casting and for making decorative materials.
Used as a fireproofing material and for making chalks.
Used in hospitals for immobilizing the affected part in case of bone fracture or sprain.
Used to fill small gaps on walls & roofs.