[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.818]
[Page 83]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 172_FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
Subpart I_Multipurpose Additives
Sec. 172.818 Oxystearin.
The food additive oxystearin may be safely used in foods, when such
use is not precluded by standards of identity in accordance with the
following conditions:
(a) The additive is a mixture of the glycerides of partially
oxidized stearic and other fatty acids obtained by heating hydrogenated
cottonseed or soybean oil under controlled conditions, in the presence
of air and a suitable catalyst which is not a food additive as so
defined. The resultant product meets the following specifications:
Acid number: Maximum 15.
Iodine number: Maximum 15.
Saponification number: 225-240.
Hydroxyl number: 30-45.
Unsaponifiable material: Maximum 0.8 percent.
Refractive index (butyro): 601 at 48 [deg]C.
(b) It is used or intended for use as a crystallization inhibitor in
vegetable oils and as a release agent in vegetable oils and vegetable
shortenings, whereby the additive does not exceed 0.125 percent of the
combined weight of the oil or shortening.
(c) To insure safe use of the additive, the label and labeling of
the additive container shall bear, in addition to the other information
required by the Act:
(1) The name of the additive.
(2) Adequate directions to provide an oil or shortening that
complies with the limitations prescribed in paragraph (b) of this
section.
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