Listing and annotation: Calcium sulfate—mined
Use: As a non-synthetic non-agricultural product allowed as an ingredient/processing aid in or on products labeled "organic" or "made with (specified organic ingredients/food groups)".
Common applications: Used as a firming agent and yeast food and dough conditioner. Utilized in brewing and other fermentation industries, in Spanish-type sherry, as a jelling ingredient, in cereal flours, as a carrier for bleaching agent, in bread, rolls, and buns, and in blue cheese. Also used in creamed cottage cheese as an alkali.
Reference: 7 CFR 205.605(a)
Sunset Date: 11/3/2018