Polysorbate 80 Safe Organic Solvents for Used in food Emulsifier 9005-70-3

Polysorbate 80 Safe Organic Solvents for Used in food Emulsifier 9005-70-3

Basic Info.

Basic info:

Tween 85

CAS:9005-70-3

MF:C24H44O6

MW:428.600006103516

EINECS: 500-019-9

form :viscous liquid

EPA Substance Registry System:Sorbitan, 

Product Categories: Ester Ether Type (Surfactants);Functional Materials;Nonionic Surfactants;Surfactants;Biochemistry;

Nonionic Surfactants (for Biochemistry);Surfactants (for Biochemistry)

Employ:

Polysorbate 80 is often used in food and other products as an emulsifier.Polysorbate 80 is used as an

 emulsifier in the manufacture of medications for parenteral administration, most notably in the popular 

anti-arrhythmic amiodarone. It is also part of the adjuvant used in some European and Canadian influenza 

vaccines.

Product introduction:

Polysorbate 80 (commercially also known as Tween 80, a registered trademark of ICI Americas, Inc. ) is a

nonionic surfactant and emulsifier derived from polyethoxylated sorbitan and oleic acid, and is often used

in foods. Polysorbate 80 is a viscous, water soluble yellow liquid. The hydrophilic groups in this compound

are polyethers also known as polyoxyethylene groups which are polymers of ethylene oxide. In the 

nomenclature of polysorbates, the numeric designation following polysorbate refers to the lipophilic group,

in this case the oleic acid (see polysorbate for more detail). 

Polysorbate 80 is used as an emulsifier in foods, particularly in ice cream. Here, polysorbate is added to

up to 0.5% (v/v) concentration and makes the ice cream smoother and easier to handle, as well as 

increasing its resistance to melting. Adding this substance prevents milk proteins from completely coating

the fat droplets. This allows them to join together in chains and nets, which hold air in the mixture, and 

provide a firmer texture that holds its shape as the ice cream melts.