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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Emulsifiers 380<br />

NAME: Polysorbates<br />

CATEGORY: Emulsifier<br />

FOOD USE: Baked goods/ Bread/ Cake batters/ Cake fillings/ Ice-cream/ Margarine/ Salad dressings<br />

SYNONYMS: Polyoxyetheyene (20) sorbitan esters/ PEG20 sorbitan esters/ POE20 sorbitan esters/ Tweens<br />

FORMULA: C64·H126·O26 (empirical) complex (for monostearate)<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 1310 (for monostearate)<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Varies according to fatty acid composition<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Yellow to orange viscous liquid, or soft gel to waxy paste<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: Liquid – 45°C<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 3<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

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

in water: Soluble in cold and hot water<br />

in vegetable oil: Insoluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Emulsifier: HLB 10–16 (high polarity)<br />

Solubiliser and wetting agent; solvent/diluent<br />

Amylose complexing index 28–32 (poor)<br />

ALTERNATIVES: Sucrose esters<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Extensive toxicological testing has established no untoward effects – FAO/WHO report series no 53a<br />

1974

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