Emulsifiers in Food
Emulsifiers help oil and water stay mixed, giving foods such as dressings, spreads and baked goods a smooth, stable texture.
Emulsifier: Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 60 is a synthetic emulsifier made from sorbitol (a sugar alcohol) and stearic acid (a fatty acid). It is …
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Polyricinoleate
Polyricinoleate is a food additive made from castor oil. It is produced by chemically linking ricinoleic acid, a fatty acid …
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Non-gmo Lecithin
Lecithin is a type of fat that is found naturally in many foods, like soybeans, eggs, and sunflower seeds. It …
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Organic Lecithin
Organic lecithin is a type of phospholipid, a fat-like substance found naturally in all living cells. It is typically derived …
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Acetic Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
This is a type of emulsifier made from acetic acid and mono- and diglycerides. Mono- and diglycerides are produced from …
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Mono And Digycerides
Mono- and diglycerides are fats that are made by combining glycerol with fatty acids. They are often derived from vegetable …
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Datem And Mono-diglycerides
DATEM (Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides) is an emulsifier made from edible fats and oils. It is …
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Hydrated Mono & Diglycerides
Hydrated mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono-, di-, and triglycerides, which are types of fats. They are typically …
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Non-gmo Soy Lecithin/emulsifier
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then separating …
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Real Mayonnaise
Real mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce made from oil, egg yolk, and an acidic ingredient like vinegar or lemon …
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Soy Lecithin Powder
Soy lecithin powder is a form of lecithin derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting lecithin from soybean oil …
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Polyglycerol Monostearate
Polyglycerol monostearate is a food additive made from glycerol and stearic acid. Stearic acid is a fatty acid that can …
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Soybean With Soy Lecithin
Soybeans are legumes native to East Asia. Soy lecithin is a mixture of phospholipids extracted from soybean oil, often a …
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Mono & Diglycerides And Soy Lecithin
Mono- and diglycerides are fats that are made by combining fatty acids with glycerol. Soy lecithin is a substance derived …
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Soy Lecithin And Caramel Color
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting soybean oil and then processing …
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Distilled Vegetable Monoglyceride
Distilled vegetable monoglycerides are a type of emulsifier made from vegetable oils. They are produced by heating vegetable oils and …
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Emulsifiers: Soya Lecithin And Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate
Soya lecithin is a fat-like substance derived from soybeans. Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is made from castor beans and glycerol. Both …
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Esther Gum
Esters of gum arabic (also known as acacia gum) are produced by chemically modifying gum arabic. Gum arabic is a …
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Sun Flower Lecithin
Sunflower lecithin is a fatty substance derived from sunflower seeds. It is produced by extracting the oil from sunflower seeds …
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E442
Ammonium phosphatide (E442) is a food additive made from fatty acids and phosphoric acid, often derived from vegetable sources. It …
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Enzyme-modified Lecithin
Enzyme-modified lecithin is a type of lecithin that has been altered using enzymes. Lecithin itself is a fatty substance found …
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Soy Monoglycerides
Soy monoglycerides are a type of emulsifier made from soybeans. They are produced by reacting soybean oil with glycerol, a …
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Soy Lecithin Baking Soda
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then …
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Soy Lecitihin
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting the oil from soybeans and …
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Lactylic Oleate
Lactylic oleate is a food ingredient made from lactic acid and oleic acid. Oleic acid is a fatty acid found …
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Rice Oil And Soy Lecithin
Soy lecithin is a phospholipid derived from soybeans, typically extracted during soybean oil production. It is a mixture of phospholipids, …
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Soy Lecithn
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting soybean oil and then processing …
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Say Lecithin
Lecithin is a type of fat that is found naturally in many foods, including soybeans, eggs, and sunflower seeds. It …
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Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Of Ester Of Mono And Diglycerides
Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides (DATEM) are a food additive made from the reaction of mono- and …
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E435
Polysorbate 60 is a synthetic emulsifier made from combining sorbitol (a sugar alcohol) with stearic acid (a fatty acid). It …
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Mono-diglyceride And Salt
Monoglycerides and diglycerides are fats that are commonly found in food. They are made by combining glycerol with fatty acids, …
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Emulsifier Mono And Diglycerides Of Fat Acids
Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, which are fats that have been chemically …
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Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifer
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then …
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Organic Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier
Organic soy lecithin is a phospholipid derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then …
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Vegetable Mono-glycerides
Vegetable mono- and diglycerides are fats made from vegetable oils. They are produced by reacting vegetable oils or fats with …
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Sodium Stearoyl Lactilate
Sodium stearoyl lactylate is a food additive made from the reaction of stearic acid and lactic acid. It is often …
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Non-gmo Emulsifier
Emulsifiers are substances that help mix ingredients that normally don't mix well, like oil and water. "Non-GMO" means the emulsifier …
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Sodium Stearoly Lactylate
Sodium stearoyl lactylate is a white to creamy white powder. It is made from the reaction of stearic acid and …
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Soy Lecithin Used As A Processing Aid
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then processing …
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Emulsifiers: Sunflower Lecithin
Sunflower lecithin is a fat-like substance derived from sunflower seeds. It is a mixture of phospholipids, which are compounds that …
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Vegetable Mono & Diglyceride
Vegetable mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, which are types of fats. They are made from …
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Mono- And Diglycerides And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Mono- and diglycerides are fats that are made by combining glycerol with fatty acids. They are often derived from vegetable …
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Palm Emulsifier
Palm emulsifiers are a group of ingredients derived from palm oil. They are created by processing palm oil to isolate …
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Mono And Diglycerides And Salt
Mono- and diglycerides are fats that are made by combining glycerol with fatty acids. They can be derived from animal …
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Vegetable Monoand Diglycerides
Vegetable mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, which are naturally occurring fats. They are made by …
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Lecitin
Lecithin is a type of fat that is found naturally in many foods, including soybeans, eggs, and sunflower seeds. It …
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Stabilizers & Emulsifiers
Stabilizers and emulsifiers are substances that help food ingredients mix together and stay mixed. They are often derived from natural …
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Mono- And Diglycerides From Soybean Oil
Mono- and diglycerides are fats that are made commercially by combining glycerol with fatty acids, often from soybean oil. This …
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Sorbitan Monostearate Ascorbic Acid
Sorbitan monostearate is a non-ionic surfactant, an emulsifier made from sorbitol (a sugar alcohol) and stearic acid (a fatty acid). …
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Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acid
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids are made by combining glycerol (a type of alcohol) with fatty acids (found in fats …
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