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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Emulsifiers 362<br />

NAME: Tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids<br />

CATEGORY: Emulsifier<br />

FOOD USE: Bread<br />

SYNONYMS: E472d<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Varies according to level of tartaric acid (15–50%) and fatty acid composition<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Yellowish viscous liquid to hard wax<br />

PURITY %: Total glycerol min. 12, max 29<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 />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Dough conditioning effect in fermented doughs, but DATEM preferred.<br />

Has EC listing, but rarely used<br />

ALTERNATIVES: DATEM<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE:<br />

Not listed E472d – ADI no limit<br />

EC Directive 95/2 (OJ No.L61, 18.3.95) Miscellaneous Additives (Enacted in UK as<br />

Statutory Instrument 1995 No.3187) Schedule 1 (Generally permitted for use in food) &<br />

Schedule 7 Purity Criteria laid down in EC Directive 78/663 (OJ No.L223, 14.7.78)<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Acid value max 30

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