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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Emulsifiers 384<br />

NAME: Ammonium phosphatides<br />

CATEGORY: Emulsifier<br />

FOOD USE: Chocolate/ Coatings<br />

SYNONYMS: Emulsifier YN<br />

FORMULA: CH2·O·R1-CH2·O·R2-CH2-O-P=O·OH-O-NH4 where R1 and R2 represent a fatty acid moiety or<br />

hydrogen<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Viscous semi-solid<br />

PURITY %: Phosphorus 3.0–3.4%; nitrogen 1.2–1.5%<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 40<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 5<br />

ASH MAXIMUM IN %: 2.5<br />

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

in water: @ 20°C Insoluble<br />

in vegetable oil: @ 20°C Soluble<br />

in ethanol solution: @ 5% Partially soluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Reduces casson plastic viscosity and yield value at levels of 0.2–0.5%.<br />

Synthetic lecithin produced to overcome the flavour problems with natural lecithin when used in<br />

chocolate.<br />

ALTERNATIVES: Soya lecithin<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Controls viscosity of chocolate and coatings<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Long-term studies show no untoward effects up to 6% of the diet

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