Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472b)
- Food Caution
What is Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472b)?
Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides (E472b) are emulsifiers used in cakes, whipped toppings and desserts. Your body breaks them down into ordinary food components. The caution is about purity: some samples contained processing contaminants, one of which can cause cancer at high intake.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids?
Yasno’s verdict on Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids allowed in the EU?
EU status of Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Permitted as a food additive | Not recorded |
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3178, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2011
- Re-evaluation of lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472b) as a food additive, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2020
- Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease in the NutriNet-Santé cohort, The BMJ, 2023
- EFSA follow-up assessment of E 472b, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2025
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