Food Emulsifiers

450 Sodium Pyrophosphate/Sodium Acid Pyrophophate/Potassium Pyrophosphate

Sodium pyrophosphate, also called tetrasodium pyrophosphate or tetrasodium phosphate, is a slightly toxic and mildly irritating colourless transparent crystalline chemical compound . It contains the pyrophosphate ion. Sodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive. Common foods containing sodium pyrophosphate include chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crab meat, imitation crab, canned tuna, and soy-based meat alternatives.

In toothpaste, sodium pyrophosphate acts as a tartar control agent, serving to remove calcium and magnesium from saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on teeth. Sodium pyrophosphate is sometimes used in household detergents to prevent similar deposition on clothing, but due to its phosphate content it causes eutrophication of water, promoting algae growth.

435 Polysorbate 60

Polysorbate 60 is an emulsifier.

Emulsifiers are compounds such as lecithin, mono- and di- glycerides of fatty acids and monostearates, which prevent oil and water mixtures from separating.

322 471/477 Emulsifiers

An additive used to stabilize processed food. It prevents oil and water mixtures from separating.

322 Lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) found in animal tissues,egg yolk, wheat germ, liver, soy and grains.

471 Mono- and di- glycerides of fatty acids

477 Propylene glycol mono- and di- esters of fatty acids, and glycerol monostearat

341 Calcium Phosphate

Calcium Phosphates belong to the group Food Acids, Emulsifiers and Stabilisers.

Calcium Phosphate is the name given to a family of minerals containing calcium ions.

It is used as a raising agent and in cheese products.