E482 Calcium stearoyl lactylate — is it halal?

Description

An emulsifier: a mixture of calcium salts of stearoyl lactylic acids, made by reacting stearic and lactic acids and neutralising with a base. Neither the EU, nor the US, nor China, nor JECFA names the fat from which the stearic acid is obtained or how the lactic acid is made.

Names: Стеароиллактилат кальция · Calcium stearoyl lactylate · ستيارويل-2-لاكتيلات الكالسيوم

Also known as: CSL, кальция стеароиллактилат, стеароил-2-лактилат кальция, Calcium stearoyl lactate, 硬脂酰乳酸钙, ستيارويل لاكتيلات الكالسيوم, E 482, INS 482(i)

Category: Emulsifiers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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