POLYOXYETHYLENE (8) STEARATE
Prepared at the 17th JECFA (1973), published in FNP 4 (1978) 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 Polyoxyl (8) stearate; INS No. 430
DEFINITION Consists of a mixture of the mono- and diesters of edible commercial stearic acid and mixed polyoxyethylene diols (having an average polymer length of about 7.5 oxyethylene units) together with free polyol.
C.A.S. number 9004-99-3
DESCRIPTION Cream-coloured, soft, waxy or pasty solid at 25o, with a faint fatty odour
FUNCTIONAL USESEmulsifier
