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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Emulsifiers 386<br />

NAME: Di-octyl sodium sulphosuccinate<br />

CATEGORY: Emulsifier<br />

FOOD USE: Fruit drinks/ Sugar/ Molasses/ Chocolate drinks<br />

SYNONYMS: Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate/ Dicusate sodium/ DSS<br />

FORMULA: C8 H17 OOC CH2 CH(SO3Na)COO C8 H17<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 445<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White waxy solid<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 173–179<br />

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

in water: @ 20°C Slowly soluble<br />

in ethanol solution: @ 5% Soluble<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: LD50 (oral, rat) 1900 mg/kg. Moderately toxic by ingestion. Gives off toxic fumes of SO2+Na2O<br />

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

US FDA 21 CFR §73.1 Diluent for colour <strong>additives</strong>, Not listed<br />

mixtures for food <strong>additives</strong>, processing and in sugar<br />

industry. Limitations 9 ppm finished food;<br />

25 ppm molasses

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