| Guide to similar grades of Sucrose Esters |
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|
| Fatty acid chain length |
Degree of unsaturation |
Fatty acid |
HLB |
Food Grade |
Cosmetic Grade |
Pharma Grade |
| 12 |
0 |
Lauric |
1 |
L-195 |
C-1201 |
|
5
|
L-595 |
C-1205 |
|
| 16 |
L-1695 |
C-1216 |
D-1216 |
| 15 |
LWA-1570 |
C-1215L |
|
| 14 |
0 |
Myristic |
16 |
M-1695 |
C-1416 |
|
| 16 |
0 |
Palmitic |
<1 |
P-070 |
|
|
| 1 |
P-170 |
C-1601 |
|
| 15 |
P-1570 |
C-1615 |
D-1615 |
| 15 |
P-1570S |
|
|
| 16 |
P-1670 |
C-1616 |
D-1616 |
| 18 |
0 |
Stearic |
<1 |
S-070 |
C-1800
|
|
| 1 |
S-170 |
C-1801
|
|
2
|
S-270
|
C-1802
|
|
3
|
S-370
|
C-1803
|
|
| 3 |
S-370F |
C-1803F |
D-1803F |
5
|
S-570
|
C-1805 |
D-1805 |
| 7 |
S-770 |
C-1807 |
D-1807 |
| 9 |
S-970 |
C-1809 |
D-1809 |
| 11 |
S-1170 |
C-1811 |
D-1811 |
| 11 |
S-1170F |
C-1811F |
D-1811F |
| 15 |
S-1570 |
C-1815 |
D-1815 |
16
|
S-1670
|
C-1816 |
D-1816 |
| 16 |
S-1670F |
|
|
| 1 |
Oleic |
1
|
O-170
|
C-1701
|
|
15
|
O-1570
|
C-1715
|
|
| 15 |
OWA-1570 |
C-1715L |
|
| 22 |
0 |
Behenic |
3 |
B-370 |
C-2203 |
|
| 1 |
Erucic |
1 |
ER-190 |
C-2101 |
|
| 2 |
ER-290
|
C-2102
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| Guide to nomenclature: |
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Food Grades: |
Cosmetic Grades: |
Pharma Grades: |
| Leading Letter |
= |
Fatty acid |
Cosmetic grade |
Pharma grade |
| Last two numbers |
= |
% of named fatty acid |
HLB |
HLB |
| First 1/2 numbers |
= |
HLB |
Fatty acid chain Length* |
Fatty acid chain length* |
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| * For unsaturated acids Chain length is reduced
by 1 |
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