Origin	China
CAS No.	31566-31-1
Purity	40%

1. Brief introduction:

Glycerol Monostearate is an important and effective food additive because of its emulsification, dispersibility, stabilization, frothing, anti aging. It is widely applied in food, medicine, pharmacy, plastic, packing industrial, cosmetic and so on. It is a wholly safe food additive.

It is insoluble in water and soluble in aliphatic alcohol, benzene and ketone. HLB is 3.6-4.2. As multi-purposed emulsifier, it is approved as safe food additive by FDA, without dosage limit.

2. Molecular formula:  C₂₁H₄₂O₄

3. Molecular weight:   358.87

4. Molecular structural formula:   CH₂OOC(CH₂)₁₆CH₃

                                   CHOH

                                   CH₂OH

5. Appearance:  pure white flake

6. Application:

1). As additive to foodstuffs, confections, and emulsifying agent to chocolate,

     Margarine, ice cream etc, or as surface active agent.

2). Applied to rice or flour products for promoting taste.

3). Applied to ice cream for promoting taste, maintaining shape and

     improving stability.

4). Applied to pastries as foaming agents.
5). Applied as emulsifying agent and stabilizing agent to edible grease and

     dairy products, margarine, peanut butter, salad dressing, oyster oil etc.
6). Applied to beverages that contain grease or protein, such as soy milk,

     peanut milk, yoghourt, cocoa milk, almond etc. for increasing solubility and

     stability. 

7). Applied as raw material to the manufacture of cosmetics, such as skin-

     protecting agents, and hair-protecting agents. 
8). Applied as excellent emulsifying agent to drug paste. 
9). Applied as lubricating agent in plastic processing.

10). Applied as excellent lubricating agent and antistatic agent for the

       manufacture and processing of polypropylene and other polyolefin.