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Glyceryl Palmitate

Low concern

A constituent of permitted food emulsifiers; widely used and considered low concern at typical levels.

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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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