Calcium Stearyl-2-Lactylate

Uses

Calcium Stearyl-2-Lactylate is a mixture of calcium salts of stearyl lactylic acids and minor proportions of other calcium salts of related acids. It is manufactured by the reaction of stearic acid and lactic acid and conversion to the calcium salts, and is used as follows: as a dough conditioner in yeast-leavened bakery products and prepared mixes for yeast-leavened bakery products in an amount not to exceed 0.5 part for each 100 parts by weight of flour used; as a whipping agent in liquid and frozen egg white at a level not to exceed 0.05%; in whipped vegetable oil topping at a level not to exceed 0.3% of the weight of the finished whipped vegetable oil topping; and as a conditioning agent in dehydrated potatoes in an amount not to exceed 0.5% by weight.

Uses

Dough conditioner in yeast-leavened bakery products; emulsifier in cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry.