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Glyceryl Palmitate
Glyceryl Palmitate
Low concern
A constituent of permitted food emulsifiers; widely used and considered low concern at typical levels.
Found in
1 products
What it is
The monoester of glycerin and palmitic acid; a partial glyceride.
Used as an emulsifier and skin-conditioning agent in cosmetics, and as a component of mono- and diglycerides in food.
What regulators actually say
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Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS (as part of mono- and diglycerides, 21 CFR 184.1505)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as part of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471)
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