POLYOXYETHYLENE (20) SORBITAN MONOOLEATE
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 Polysorbate 80; INS No. 433
DEFINITION
Consists of a mixture of the partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides (which have an acid value below 7.5 and a water content below 0.2%) with edible commercial oleic acid and condensed with approximately 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of sorbitol and its anhydrides.
C.A.S. number 9005-65-6
Assay Not less than 65.0 and not more than 69.5% of oxyethylene groups, equivalent to not less than 96.5 and not more than 103.5% of
polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate, calculated on the anhydrous basis.
DESCRIPTION Lemon to amber coloured oily liquid at 25o, with a faint characteristic odour
FUNCTIONAL USESEmulsifier, dispersing agent
