Stearic Acid

What is Stearic Acid?

Stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid that occurs in many animal and vegetable fats and oils. [1]

History

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Source(s) Derived From	Animal Sources, Plant Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Stearic Acid - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Vegetable Stearic Acid Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM