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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Solvents 892<br />

NAME: Mono- and diglycerides (glycerol monostearate is used as an example)<br />

CATEGORY: Carrier solvent<br />

FOOD USE: Annatto butter colour/ Annatto margarine colour/ Beverages/ Baked goods/ Fats/ Poultry/ Ice-cream/<br />

Frozen desserts/ Cottage cheese/ Sausage casing/ Sherbert/ Fudge and fudge sauces/ Whipped topping/<br />

Sour cream/ Cakes/ Caramel/ Chewing gum/ Coffee whiteners/ Peanut butter<br />

SYNONYMS: INS 471/ E471<br />

FORMULA: CH2OOCR-CHOH-CH2OH (CH2OOCR-CHOOCR-CH2OH)<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: Monostearate 357.6; distearate 625.0<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Glyceryl monopalmitate/ Glyceryl monostearin/ Glyceryl dioleate/ Glyceryl monooleate/ Glyceryl<br />

monopalmitin/ Glyceryl distearate/ Glyceryl monoolein/ Glyceryl dipalmitate/ etc.<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White or cream-coloured fat of waxy appearance<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 56–58<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 2<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: @ 20°C Insoluble in water<br />

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

in propylene glycol: @ 100°C Soluble in chloroform and benzene<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Primarily used as emulsifier, texture modifying agent, humectant, release agent. Can be used as a<br />

solvent for antioxidants and spices in beverages. Consists of a mixture of glyceryl mono and diesters<br />

prepared from fats or oils of edible origin

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