subchapter_subject: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (CONTINUED)"
part_code: "172"
part_subject: "FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
subpart_code: "I"
subpart_subject: "Multipurpose Additives"
section_number: "172.850"
section_subject: "Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 172.850"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 170 to 199"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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The food additive lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a)The additive is a mixture of esters produced by the lactylation of a product obtained by reacting edible fats or oils with propylene glycol.
(b)The additive meets the following specifications: Water insoluble combined lactic acid, 14-18 percent; and acid number, 12 maximum.
(c)It is used in amounts not in excess of that reasonably required to produce the intended physical effect as an emulsifier, plasticizer, or surface-active agent in food.