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SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT

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POLYSORBATE 20

CAS: 9005-64-5

Polysorbate 20 is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier widely used in food and other industrial applications, recognized and listed in regulatory inventories such as 21 CFR for...

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POLYSORBATE 60

CAS: 9005-67-8

Polysorbate 60 is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier used in foods and industrial applications to blend oil and water and stabilize mixtures.

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POLYSORBATE 80

CAS: 9005-65-6

Polysorbate 80 (INS 433) is a synthetic nonionic emulsifier and surfactant used broadly in food formulations to help mix ingredients like water and oils, stabilize textures,...

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POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

CAS: 9003-39-8

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), also known as povidone, is a synthetic polymer used in food processing for its stabilizing, thickening, and formulation functions and is permitted...

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SILICA AEROGEL

CAS: 977052-02-0

Silica aerogel is a highly porous, finely powdered microcellular silica foam used as a surface-active agent in food processing. It has a minimum silica content of 89.5 percent...

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SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE

CAS: 50813-16-6

Sodium metaphosphate is a phosphate-based food additive with multifunctional uses as an emulsifier, sequestrant, texturizer, and stabilizer. It is authorized in the United...

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SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

CAS: 1338-41-6

Sorbitan Monostearate is a non-ionic food-grade emulsifier and surface-active agent derived from the esterification of sorbitan with stearic acid. It is permitted as a food...

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STEARIC ACID

CAS: 57-11-4

Stearic acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid used in food manufacturing primarily for its emulsifying and surface-active properties.

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STEARYL CITRATE

CAS: 1337-33-3

Stearyl citrate is a synthetic citrate ester used in food processing for its antioxidant, emulsifying, sequestrant and surfactant functions. It is prepared by esterifying...

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TALLOW, BEEF

CAS: 61789-97-7

TALLOW, BEEF is a rendered fat derived from cattle that functions as a surface-active agent in food contact and processing applications. It appears in FDA 21 CFR listings for...

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TRISODIUM CITRATE

CAS: 68-04-2

Trisodium citrate is the trisodium salt of citric acid used in a wide range of food products for pH control, emulsification, sequestration and flavor modulation with broad...

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