Food Grade Lime: NutriLien HQ Food Grade Calcium Hydroxide

Food and beverage producers need a lime supplier they can audit, trust, and consistently rely on. For nearly a century, Pete Lien & Sons, a US-based supplier, has produced high quality lime for customers that expect safe, exceptionally pure, consistent, and sustainable products that meet the most stringent requirements.

NutriLien HQ is our food grade hydrated lime (food grade calcium hydroxide). It is derived from naturally occurring high purity limestone and skillfully crafted into superior quality food grade lime, produced in Laramie, WY and shipped by truck or rail across North America.

Food Grade Lime Applications

Nixtamalization. NutriLien HQ is ideally suited as nixtamalization lime for corn masa production. It improves taste, texture, and masa (dough) formation, provides superior binding properties, improves the amino acid profile of corn, and improves the bioavailability of niacin (B3).

Pickling and preservation. As a pickling lime, NutriLien HQ delivers the calcium hydroxide firmness and pH control that commercial picklers and food preservers rely on.

Baking and dough conditioning. Used as a processing aid to condition dough and regulate acidity.

Calcium fortification. Enhances the calcium content of finished foods and beverages.

Dairy processing. Supports pH adjustment and calcium chemistry in dairy applications.

Sugar refining. A core reagent in the purification of sugar from beet and cane juice.

Water purification and treatment. Food-plant water treatment where a food grade product is required.

Quality and Food Safety Compliance

NutriLien HQ is produced and handled under:

  • FDA compliant manufacturing protocols.
  • Food grade purity specifications.
  • Strict testing for contaminants and heavy metals.
  • Lot traceable production.
  • HACCP aligned quality management practices.
  • NutriLien HQ meets Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) specifications for calcium hydroxide.
  • Produced at a facility certified to FSSC 22000 / ISO 22000 food safety management standards.
  • Kosher (Pareve) certified.
  • Halal certified.
  • Calcium hydroxide is FDA GRAS affirmed for use in food (21 CFR 184.1205).

Quality assurance includes chemical purity testing, particle size control, and a highly trained and skilled team to ensure performance and safety.

Packaging Options

  • 35 lb bags
  • 50 lb bags
  • Supersacks
  • Bulk
  • Rail or truck

Custom packaging may be available upon request. All packaging is designed to maintain product integrity.

Why Partner With Pete Lien & Sons

  • Fourth generation, privately held and managed family business that values communities, customers, employees, and strong relationships.
  • Mission and commitment: “Enthusiastically Developing Essential Resources to Sustain our Aspiring Communities.”
  • Numerous environmental stewardship and safety awards from the early 1960s to the present, including the NSSGA Environmental Steward Award (a first in that award’s history) and the US EPA Earth Care Award (the only mining company to receive it).
  • Excellent customer service, technical, supply chain management, and analytical support with personalized consultations.
  • NutriLien is produced at the most sustainable food grade lime manufacturing site in North America, with sustainable practices spanning energy management, waste reduction, resource conservation, and concurrent reclamation.

FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS

Food grade lime is calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime) manufactured and handled to purity and safety standards suitable for food processing. It differs from industrial hydrated lime in its tighter purity specifications, contaminant testing, and food safety focused production controls.

Nixtamalization lime is food grade calcium hydroxide used to cook and steep corn for masa, tortillas, and snack products. The alkaline cook loosens the corn hull, improves flavor and texture, and increases the nutritional availability of niacin.

Yes. NutriLien HQ is food grade hydrated lime, which is the same compound as food grade calcium hydroxide, produced under FDA compliant protocols with lot traceability and strict contaminant testing.

Yes. NutriLien HQ ships in bulk by truck or rail, in supersacks, and in 50 lb and 35 lb bags, with custom packaging available on request.

NutriLien HQ is produced by Pete Lien & Sons in Laramie, WY, from high purity limestone, and ships across the United States

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