Lactylic esters of fatty acids · US FDA (21 CFR 172–178)
For Lactylic esters of fatty acids, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.848; use conditions is used as emulsifiers, plasticizers, or surface-active agents in the following foods, when standards of identity do not preclude their use, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Lactylic esters of fatty acids verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.848 our reading
- Use conditions
- used as emulsifiers, plasticizers, or surface-active agents in the following foods, when standards of identity do not preclude their use verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 172.848 Lactylic esters of fatty acids. Lactylic esters of fatty acids may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Use conditions
(b) They are used as emulsifiers, plasticizers, or surface-active agents in the following foods, when standards of identity do not preclude their use:
— all from ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172