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