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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Emulsifiers 344<br />

NAME: Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids – saturated<br />

CATEGORY: Emulsifier<br />

FOOD USE: Baked goods/ Cereals and cereal products/ Edible oils and fats/ Cake batters/ Ice-cream/ Margarine/<br />

Table spreads/ Shortening/ Bread/ Toffees and caramels/ Potato products/ Extruded snacks<br />

SYNONYMS: Glyceryl monostearate/ E471/ GMS/ Glyceryl stearate/ Glyceryl monopalmitate/ Mono-Di<br />

FORMULA: CH2OH-CHOH-CH2OOC-(CH2)16·CH3 (for monostearate)<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 358<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Varies according to fatty acid composition. Varies according to mono-ester content (30%–90+%)<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White to cream beads, flakes or powder<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 60–72<br />

PURITY %: Mono-ester varying from min 30% to 90% +<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 2<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10 (as Pb)<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

ASH MAXIMUM IN %: 0.5<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 20°C Insoluble @ 50°C Dispersible @ 100°C Dispersible but may form cubic<br />

in vegetable oil: @ 50°C Dispersible mesophases<br />

in sucrose solution: @ 60% Dispersible

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