Food-grade sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a water-soluble anionic ether product, which is based on natural fibres and reacted with sodium hydroxide, etherification and chloroacetic acid.
As the application of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC China chemical) continues to expand, the preparation methods of CMC China chemical are also constantly studied.
Carxymethyl cellulose in food sodium (CMC) has many functions, such as thickening, emulsification, suspension, water retention, toughening, expansion and preservation.
On August 31, 2016, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China promulgated the newest food safety national standard about sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.