Polysorbate

Polysorbate 20, a compound used as a food additive in some pudding mixes to prevent scorching during preparation

Polysorbates are a class of emulsifiers used in some pharmaceuticals and food preparation. They are commonly used in oral and topical pharmaceutical dosage forms. They are also often used in cosmetics to solubilize essential oils into water-based products. Polysorbates are oily liquids derived from ethoxylated sorbitan (a derivative of sorbitol) esterified with fatty acids. Common brand names for polysorbates include Kolliphor,[1] Scattics, Alkest, Canarcel, Tween,[2] and Kotilen.

  1. ^ "Pharmaceutical Polysorbates". pharmaceutical.basf.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  2. ^ Hubert Schiweck, Albert Bär, Roland Vogel, Eugen Schwarz, Markwart Kunz, Cécile Dusautois, Alexandre Clement, Caterine Lefranc, Bernd Lüssem, Matthias Moser, Siegfried Peters "Sugar Alcohols" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2012, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a25_413.pub3