Food industry

Because of its low toxicity and the mildness of its basic properties, slaked lime is widely used in the food industry
To clarify raw juice from sugarcane or sugar beets in the sugar industry,
To process water for alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
Pickle cucumbers and other foods
To make Chinese century eggs
In maize preparation: removes the cellulose hull of maize kernels
To clear a brine of carbonates of calcium and magnesium in the manufacture of salt for food and pharmaceutical uses
In fortifying (Calcium supplement) fruit drinks, such as orange juice, and infant formula
As a digestive aid (called Choona, used in India in paan, a mixture of areca nuts, calcium hydroxide and a variety of seeds wrapped in betel leaves)
As a substitute for baking soda in making papadam
In the removal of carbon dioxide from controlled atmosphere produce storage rooms