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Polysorbate 80

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Synonym(s):

TWEEN® 80, POE (20) sorbitan monooleate, Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate, Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate, Polysorbate 80

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CAS Number:
9005-65-6
FEMA Number:
2917
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
E Number:
E 433
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00082107
Organoleptic:
alcohol
Grade:
FG
Halal
Kosher
Biological source:
palm oil
synthetic
Food allergen:
corn

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Product Name

Polysorbate 80, FG

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCC(C1C(CC(O1)OCCO)OCCO)OCCO

InChI key

RGPBUVUVZKQNHD-MDZDMXLPSA-N

InChI

1S/C32H60O10/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-30(36)40-25-24-37-27-29(39-22-19-34)32-28(38-21-18-33)26-31(42-32)41-23-20-35/h9-10,28-29,31-35H,2-8,11-27H2,1H3/b10-9+

biological source

palm oil
synthetic

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1333/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 172.515
FDA 21 CFR 172.836
FDA 21 CFR 172.838
FDA 21 CFR 172.840
FDA 21 CFR 172.842

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

refractive index

n20/D 1.472 (lit.)

density

1.064 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

corn

organoleptic

alcohol

Quality Level

300
400

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Application

Polysorbate 80 (TWEEN® 80), a hydrophilic non-ionic surfactant, is widely employed as a surfactant and solubilizing agent in food and cosmetic industries.

General description

Polysorbate 80 (TWEEN® 80) is a polyethylene sorbitol ester.

Legal Information

TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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SHBS8980
SHBS9485
SHBS8982

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Stability characterization of a polysorbate 80-dimethyl trisulfide formulation, a cyanide antidote candidate.
Bartling CM, et al.
Drugs in R&D, 16(1), 109-127 (2016)
Hongjian Zhang et al.
Archives of pharmacal research, 26(9), 768-772 (2003-10-17)
Tween 80 (Polysorbate 80) is a hydrophilic nonionic surfactant commonly used as an ingredient in dosing vehicles for pre-clinical in vivo studies (e.g., pharmacokinetic studies, etc.). Tween 80 increased apical to basolateral permeability of digoxin in Caco-2 cells suggesting that
Use of Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) as a phase-transfer catalyst.
Thoman CJ, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 54(18), 4476-4478 (1989)
Tatiana Beldarrain-Iznaga et al.
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.), 141, 110136-110136 (2021-03-02)
To provide their health effect, probiotics need to maintain their viability, adhere to the intestinal epithelium, and colonize it without losing their probiotic properties. In the present study, Lactobacillus casei was encapsulated in a double emulsion and then coated with
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