Sodium stearoyl lactylate

E 481

Fixed

1.03 g · cm -3

49 ° C

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Sodium stearoyl -2 -lactylate is the sodium salt of Stearoylmilchsäure ( lactate), wherein it is a mixture of several components with a plurality of by-products.

Production

The substance does not occur naturally. He is in several steps by chemical reactions of stearic acid, lactic acid and polylactic acid ( Stearoylmilchsäure ) made ​​with calcium compounds. Maybe animal fatty acids are used (milk and polylactic acid ).

Use

Sodium stearoyl -2 -lactylate is an emulsifier and stabilizer. It is used in the food industry mainly used as a flour treatment agent and for stabilization in dairy products. In interaction

• Gluten, it serves to improve the baking properties of flour,
• With strength remains its ability to bind water for longer, so that pastry longer "fresh" remains, and eventually it makes
• With milk proteins for better foaming.

In foods, the unstable substance breaks down into its component parts. It is considered harmless.

It is approved in the EU as a food additive (E 481 ) for certain foods (including desserts, liqueurs, various baked goods ) with maximum limits of between three and eight grams per kilogram.