SPAN 60 Sorbitan Monostearate Food Grade
Character
SPAN 60 also known as Sorbitan Monostearate (SMS), is a kind of yellow granular powder at room temperature, has slight fat smell; it is insoluble in water while it can disperse in water into emulsion solution, it is soluble in hot oil and a variety of organic solvents; freezing point 52~54 degree centigrade.
Applications
Food grade SPAN 60 is mainly used as emulsifier in food industry for drinks, ice cream, bread, candy, cakes and chocolate etc.; also used as antistatic agent and softening agent oil components in the textile industry for the producing of acrylic fiber; or used as emulsifier and stabilizer in food, pesticides, medicine, cosmetics, paint and plastic industry; and used in PVC, EVA, PE as antifogging agents.
Specifications
| ITEMS | Unit | Standard |
| Appearance | -- | yellow granular powder |
| Fatty acid | W/% | 71-75 |
| Sorbitol | W/% | 29.5-33.5 |
| Acid value | Mg KOH/g | ≤10 |
| Saponification value | Mg KOH/g | 147-157 |
| Hydroxyl value | Mg KOH/g | 235-260 |
| Moisture | % | ≤1.5 |
| Residue on ignition | W/% | ≤0.5 |
| Arsenic | Mg/Kg | ≤3 |
| Pb | Mg/Kg | ≤2 |
| HLB value | -- | 4.7 |
| Note: we can amend the specification slightly according to customer demand. | ||