Polysorbate 80
For Polysorbate 80, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.840; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The food additive is manufactured by reacting oleic acid (usually containing associated fatty acids) with sorbitol to yield a product with a maximum acid number of 7, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Polysorbate 80 verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.840 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The food additive is manufactured by reacting oleic acid (usually containing associated fatty acids) with sorbitol to yield a product with a maximum acid number of 7.
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What the source says
§ 172.840 Polysorbate 80. The food additive polysorbate 80 (polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate), which is a mixture of polyoxyethylene ethers of mixed partial oleic 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