Commission Directive 2008/84/EC (repealed)Show full title

E 474 SUCROGLYCERIDES

Note: Purity criteria apply to the additive free of sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids, however these substances may be present up to a maximum level of 6 % (expressed as sodium oleate).
Synonyms		Sugar glycerides
Definition		Sucroglycerides are produced by reacting sucrose with an edible fat or oil to produce a mixture of essentially mono-, di- and triesters of sucrose and fatty acids together with residual mono-, di- and triglycerides from fat or oil. No organic solvents shall be used in their preparation other than cyclohexane, dimethylformamide, ethyl acetate, 2-methyl-1-propanol and propane-2-ol
Assay		Content not less than 40 % and not more than 60 % of sucrose fatty acid esters
Description		Soft solid masses, stiff gels or white to off-white powders
Identification
A. Positive tests for sugar and for fatty acids
B. Solubility		Insoluble in cold water
		Soluble in ethanol
Purity
Sulphated ash		Not more than 2 % determined at 800 ± 25 oC
Free sugar		Not more than 5 %
Free fatty acids		Not more than 3 % estimated as oleic acid
Arsenic		Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead		Not more than 5 mg/kg
Mercury		Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium		Not more than 1 mg/kg
Heavy metals (as Pb)		Not more than 10 mg/kg
Methanol		Not more than 10 mg/kg
Dimethylformamide		Not more than 1 mg/kg
2-methyl-1-propanol		Not more than 10 mg/kg, single or in combination
Cyclohexane
Ethylacetate		Not more than 350 mg/kg, single or in combination
Propane-2-ol