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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Propylene glycol stearate |
| Synonym(s) |
Propylene glycol monooctadecanoate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-Hydroxypropyl octadecanoate |
| JECFA number |
926 |
| CAS number |
142-75-6 |
| FEMA number |
2942 |
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| Molecular weight |
342.56 |
| Chemical formula |
C21H42O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
white beads or flakes with a faint fatty odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
soluble in alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
NA |
| Assay min % |
70% |
| Acid value max |
4 |
| Refractive index |
NA |
| Specific gravity |
NA |
| Other requirements |
mp: 40-54°SC: Propylene glycol distearate; Potassium stearate; Propylene glycol |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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