Lubricants and release agents

Stops food sticking to surfaces during processing.

42 additives that at least one regulator lists as lubricants and release agents: 14 by Canada and 38 by United States. Each mark shows the term that regulator used; follow it for the citation.

A function is not a permission. Being listed here says what a regulator treats the additive as, not that it is permitted in any particular food or place — its own page shows that. Where a regulator leaves a cell empty, it has not assigned this function in the sources this site reads; it may assign another, or none.

The US column is the least complete. Only some US listings name their technical effect by citing 21 CFR 170.3(o); many, especially in part 172, describe their use in their own words, and this site does not read a function into that prose. An empty US cell says little.

AdditiveCAUS
Acetylated monoglyceridesRelease agent—
Ammonium citrate, dibasic—Lubricant or release agent
Beeswax (yellow and white) E901—Lubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Boric acid E284—Lubricant or release agent
Calcium carbonate E170—Lubricant or release agent
Calcium silicate E552—Lubricant or release agent
Calcium stearateRelease agentLubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Calcium sulfate E516—Lubricant or release agent
Candelilla wax E902—Lubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Carnauba wax E903—Lubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Castor oil INS 1503Release agentLubricant or release agent
Corn sugar—Lubricant or release agent
Dextrin INS 1400—Lubricant or release agent
Dimethylpolysiloxane formulationsRelease agent—
Epoxidized soybean oil—Lubricant or release agent
Fatty acids E570—Lubricant or release agent
Glyceryl monostearate—Lubricant or release agent
Glyceryl tristearate—Lubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Lecithin E322Release agentLubricant or release agent
Magnesium carbonate E504Release agentLubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
Magnesium hydroxide carbonate INS 504(ii)—Lubricants and release agents
Magnesium oxide E530—Lubricants and release agents
Magnesium salts of fatty acids E470b—Lubricant or release agent
Magnesium silicate E553aRelease agent—
Magnesium stearate INS 470(iii)Release agentLubricants and release agents
Magnesium sulfate INS 518—Lubricant or release agent
Mannitol E421—Lubricant or release agent
Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E471Release agentLubricants and release agents; Lubricant or release agent
MonoglyceridesRelease agent—
Monosodium phosphate derivatives of mono- and diglycerides—Lubricants and release agents
Myristyl alcohol—Lubricant or release agent
Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids—Lubricant or release agent
PetrolatumRelease agentLubricant or release agent
Polydimethylsiloxane E900—Lubricant or release agent
Polyethylene glycol E1521LubricantLubricant or release agent
Potassium stearate—Lubricant or release agent
Rice bran wax—Lubricant or release agent
Silicon dioxide E551—Lubricant or release agent
Sodium stearyl fumarate—Lubricant or release agent
Sorbitol E420—Lubricants and release agents
Stearic acidRelease agent and lubricant; Release agentLubricant or release agent
White mineral oilRelease agent; LubricantLubricant or release agent