Polysorbate 60
For Polysorbate 60, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.836; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The food additive is manufactured by reacting stearic acid (usually containing associated fatty acids, chiefly palmitic) with sorbitol to yield a product with a maximum acid number of 10 and a maximum water content of 0, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Polysorbate 60 verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.836 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The food additive is manufactured by reacting stearic acid (usually containing associated fatty acids, chiefly palmitic) with sorbitol to yield a product with a maximum acid number of 10 and a maximum water content of 0.
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What the source says
§ 172.836 Polysorbate 60. The food additive polysorbate 60 (polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate) which is a mixture of polyoxyethylene ethers of mixed partial stearic and palmitic acid esters of sorbitol anhydrides and related compounds, may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172