POLYOXYETHYLENE (20) SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE
Prepared at the 25th JECFA (1981), published in FNP 19 (1981) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 55th
JECFA (2000). An ADI of 0-25 mg/kg bw was established at the 17th JECFA (1973).
SYNONYMS Polysorbate 60; INS No. 435
DEFINITION Consists of a mixture of the partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides (which have an acid value below 10 and a water content below 0.2%) with the edible commercial stearic acid and condensed with approximately 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of sorbitol and its
anhydrides.
C.A.S. number 9005-07-6
DESCRIPTION Lemon to orange coloured oily liquid or semi-gel at 25o, with a faint characteristic odour
FUNCTIONAL USES Emulsifier, dispersing agent
