Sulfated butyl oleate
For Sulfated butyl oleate, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.270; use conditions is in food, subject to the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is prepared by sulfation, using concentrated sulfuric acid, of a mixture of butyl esters produced by transesterification of an edible vegetable oil using 1-butanol, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Sulfated butyl oleate verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.270 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food, subject to the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is prepared by sulfation, using concentrated sulfuric acid, of a mixture of butyl esters produced by transesterification of an edible vegetable oil using 1-butanol. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.270 Sulfated butyl oleate. Sulfate butyl oleate may be safely used in food, subject to the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is prepared by sulfation, using concentrated sulfuric acid, of a mixture of butyl esters produced by transesterification of an edible vegetable oil using 1-butanol.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172