Sorbitan monostearate
For Sorbitan monostearate, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.842; use conditions is in or on 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 essentially a mixture of esters, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Sorbitan monostearate verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.842 our reading
- Use conditions
- in or on 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 essentially a mixture of esters. verified
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What the source says
24, 2023] § 172.842 Sorbitan monostearate. The food additive sorbitan monostearate, which is a mixture of partial stearic and palmitic acid esters of sorbitol anhydrides, may be safely used in or on 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 essentially a mixture of esters. ( b ) The food additive meets the following specifications:
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172