Magnesia - Magnesium and Calcium Ingredients and Additives

Magnesia GmbH, Lüneburg, has been successfully supplying the global food processing industry with high-quality raw materials for more than 20 years. Our excellent service, consistent customer satisfaction and high quality raw materials ensure that we remain one of the leading global magnesium compound manufacturers.

Products include magnesium and calcium compounds such as:

• Calcium carbonate
• Magnesium carbonate
• Magnesium chloride
• Magnesium hydroxide
• Magnesium oxide

This range is complemented by the MagGran® range of compound granules.

CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN FOOD PROCESSING

Since the beginning of the 1980s Magnesia GmbH has been developing into a global manufacturing company. The quality of our raw materials as well as our reliable service has made Magnesia one of the leading worldwide suppliers of magnesium compounds for use in food processing.

We supply our raw chemical products in nearly all parts of the world, supported by a number of competent and reliable agents.

MAGNESIUM CARBONATE FOR WHITENING

Magnesium carbonate is widely used to prevent caking, and as a whitener in the food processing applications. We offer magnesium carbonate compounds in bulk densities from 60g/l to 80g/l (super lightweight), right up to Magnesia 19, which has a bulk density of 900g/l.

MILK OF MAGNESIA

Magnesium hydroxide, otherwise known as milk of magnesia, is widely used as an antacid in the food processing industry. Magnesia offers magnesium hydroxide compounds with the following specifications and bulk densities:

• Magnesia 725: 500g/l, Ph. Eur., USP, E 528
• Magnesia 726: 700g/l, Ph. Eur., USP
• Magnesia 7261: 1,000g/l, Ph. Eur, USP
• Magnesia 727: 480g/l, E 528
• Magnesia 728: 480g/l, chem. pure

CALCIUM CARBONATE

Magnesia's calcium carbonate compounds are designed for a range of pharmaceutical applications, with a minimum bulk density of 320g/l and a maximum bulk density of 760g/l.

MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Magnesium chloride is an important coagulant, used in the preparation of tofu from soya milk. Magnesia offers a range of magnesium and calcium chloride products.

GRANULE BATCHES - MagGran®

MagGran® granules are specially formulated pharmaceutical granule batches of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, di-calcium phosphate, calcium propionate, magnesium lactate, and sodium acetate.

MAIZE STARCH AND PVP MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS - MagGran®CCplus

Our MagGran®CCplus range includes calcium carbonate mixed with 5% or 10% maize starch, and magnesium carbonate mixed with 5% maize starch. MagGran®CCplus Magnesia 84479 is a calcium carbonate compound made with 3% PVP.

MAGNESIUM OXIDE COMPOUNDS FOR SUPPLEMENTS

Magnesia manufactures magnesium oxide in a variety of batch sizes, for use in preparing magnesia supplements for food and nutraceutical products.

BEYOND MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM COMPOUNDS - RAW MATERIALS FOR EXPORT

We supply a range of chemicals that are also used in the food industry. These chemicals are not part of our main delivery program, of magnesium compounds, and are intended especially for export markets. Offers for additional raw materials, listed on our website, are made on request. Please send us your enquiries.

Magnesia is certified by ISO 9001:2000 for the marketing of calcium and magnesium products.

See also Pharmaceutical Technology - Magnesia - Magnesium Compounds and Calcium Compounds