Sorbitan monostearate

  • Sorbitanmonooctadecanoate
  • Span ® 60
  • E 491

White solid

Fixed

1.00 g · cm -3

53-57 ° C

Insoluble in water

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Sorbitan monostearate ( Span 60 is a common synonym ) is a sorbitan fatty acid ester, an ester of sorbitol or sorbitol anhydride of 1,4- (short sorbitan ).

Production and representation

It is at about 250 degrees Celsius, and sorbitol ( animal or vegetable ) fat ( stearic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid or palmitic acid ) were prepared, wherein genetically modified organisms may be used.

Use

It is used in the pharmaceutical and food industry as an emulsifier. It is 491 for certain foods (including assorted pastries, ice cream, desserts and sweetmeats and creamer ) approved in the EU as a food additive under the E number.

Safety

The ADI can be exceeded even with 150 grams corresponding pastries. Allergic reactions can be triggered. In high doses (more than 25 % in the feed ) occurred in animal studies to organ damage, bladder stones, and diarrhea. It is considered safe, but this assumption is based on a thin data layer. In the intestine, it is broken down and disintegrates into fatty acids and Sorbitabkömmlinge.

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CAS registry number PubChem Allergy
739095
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