Sucrose fatty acid esters
.alpha.-D-Glucopyranoside, monooctadecanoate · Octadecanoic acid - hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside (1:1) · Octadecanoic acid--hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside (1/1) · Saccharose stearate · Sucrose fatty acid esters · 2-[3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol;octadecanoic acid · 2-[3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-3,4,5-triol; stearic acid · Sucrose fatty acid estersSucrose esters are emulsifiers, spanning a wide range of behaviour depending on how many fatty acids are attached — from water-loving to fat-loving within a single family.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 172.859retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Made by esterifying sucrose with fatty acids, which may be plant or animal in origin.
- Vegan status depends on the source
- Vegetarian status depends on the source
- May raise a halal question
- May raise a kosher question
This is not an omission. What this additive is made from is not fixed — depending on the manufacturer it may be plant, animal or microbial in origin, nobody is required to say which, and the same product can change source between production runs. Ask the manufacturer if it matters to you; a label cannot answer it.
- InChIKey
- ONAIRGOTKJCYEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem
- CID 303618
Every name it appears under
8 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Sucrose fatty acid esters
Other names
- .alpha.-D-Glucopyranoside, monooctadecanoate
- Octadecanoic acid - hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside (1:1)
- Octadecanoic acid--hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside (1/1)
- Saccharose stearate
- Sucrose fatty acid esters
Systematic names
- 2-[3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol;octadecanoic acid
- 2-[3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-3,4,5-triol; stearic acid
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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