SUCCINYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES
Prepared at the 26th JECFA (1982), published in FNP 25 (1982) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 55th
JECFA (2000). No ADI was allocated at the 26th JECFA (1982)
SYNONYMS INS No. 472 (g)
DEFINITION A mixture of succinic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides produced by the succinylation of a product obtained by the glycerolysis of edible fats and oils, or by the direct esterification of glycerol with edible fat-forming fatty acids.
DESCRIPTION Waxy solid having an off-white colour
FUNCTIONAL USES Emulsifier, dough conditioner
