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Polysorbates

What are Polysorbates?

Polysorbates are a class of artificial emulsifiers used in some food products, usually dairy. Some examples of polysorbates are; polysorbate 20, polysorbate 40, polysorbate 60, and polysorbate 80. [1]

Polysorbates are know commercially as Tween 60, Tween 80, etc. [2]



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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Polysorbates


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Polysorbates".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Polysorbates are derived from polyethoxylated sorbitan and oleic acid. [2]

Natural or Artificial?

 Artificial

References
  1. Polysorbate - Wikipedia
  2. Polysorbate 80 - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Polysorbate
Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 65
Polysorbate 80

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  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient updatedUPC Food SearchMarch 17, 2018 @ 8:35 AM
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchSeptember 9, 2009 @ 11:11 PM

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