SORBITAN TRISTEARATE
Relevant Data
Food Additives Approved in the United States
Food Additives Approved by European Union:
General Information
| Chemical Names: | MIXTURE OF THE PARTIAL ESTERS OF SORBITOL AND ITS MONO- AND DIANHYDRIDES WITH EDIBLE STEARIC ACID |
| CAS number: | 1338-41-6 |
| FEMA number: | 3028 |
| INS: | 492 |
| Functional Class: |
Food Additives EMULSIFIER |
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Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 1973 |
| ADI: | 0-25 mg/kg bw |
| Meeting: | 17 |
| Specs Code: | R (1992) |
| Comments: | Group ADI. As the sum of the sorbitan esters of lauric, oleic, palmitic and stearic acid |
| Report: | NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/21 |
| Tox Monograph: | FAS 17-JECFA 26/218 (1982) |
| Specification: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/203 (METALS LIMITS) (2000). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.3/411 |
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GSFA Provisions for SORBITAN TRISTEARATE
| Number | Food Category | Max Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.3.2 | Beverage whiteners |
4,000 mg/kg | Note XS252,Note XS250 |
| 07.1.4 | Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 11 |
| 05.1.4 | Cocoa and chocolate products |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 101 |
| 05.1.1 | Cocoa mixes (powders) and cocoa mass/cake |
2,000 mg/kg | Note 97,Note 123,Note XS141 |
| 05.1.3 | Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings |
10,000 mg/kg | Note XS86 |
| 07.1.2 | Crackers, excluding sweet crackers |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 11 |
| 01.4.4 | Cream analogues |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 349 |
| 01.7 | Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) |
5,000 mg/kg | Note XS243 |
| 06.4.2 | Dried pastas and noodles and like products |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 11,Note 211 |
| 04.2.2.2 | Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 76 |
| 02.3 | Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 363 |
| 02.2.2 | Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 359 |
| 04.1.2.8 | Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk |
5,000 mg/kg | Note XS240,Note XS314R |
| 01.5.2 | Milk and cream powder analogues |
4,000 mg/kg | Note XS251 |
| 07.1.6 | Mixes for bread and ordinary bakery wares |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 11 |
| 07.1.3 | Other ordinary bakery products (e.g. bagels, pita, English muffins) |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 11 |
| 06.4.3 | Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 11,Note 194 |
| 05.2.2 | Soft candy |
10,000 mg/kg | Note XS309R |
| 07.1.5 | Steamed breads and buns |
10,000 mg/kg | Note 11 |
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