Sorbitan tristearate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sorbitan tristearate
Molecular formula	C 60 H 114 O 8
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 26658-19-5 EC number 247-891-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.043.523 PubChem 62815 Wikidata Q1416224
properties
Molar mass	963.54 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.98 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	53 ° C
boiling point	> 100 ° C (1013 hPa)
Vapor pressure	<- 1.4 hPa (20 ° C)
solubility	almost insoluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sorbitan tristearate (a common synonym is Span 65) is a sorbitan fatty acid ester , an ester of sorbitol or 1,4-sorbitan anhydride ( sorbitan for short ). It is used as an emulsifier in the food industry .

In the EU , the number E 492 is approved as a food additive for certain foods (including various baked goods, ice cream, desserts and sugar products, cocoa products and creamer ). Sorbitan tristearate is added in the production of chocolate to delay fat ripening.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Datasheet Span ^® 65 from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 25, 2017 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Datasheet Span® 65 (PDF) from Merck , accessed on June 30, 2013.
3. ↑ REGULATION (EC) No. 1333/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of December 16, 2008 on food additives
4. ^ Hans-Dieter Belitz , Werner Grosch, Peter Schieberle : Textbook of food chemistry . 6th completely revised edition. Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-73201-3 , pp. 475 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-540-73202-0 .