Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (SSL; E481)

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• Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate SSL E481 CAS 25383-99-7 Anionic Emulsifier Dough Conditioner; EFSA 2013 ADI 22 mg/kg/day Re-Evaluation EFSA Journal 2013;11(5):3144; FDA GRAS 21 CFR 172.846; Stearic Acid + 2 Lactic Acid Sodium Counterion HLB 21; Hydrolysis Stearic Acid Lactic Acid Sodium Normal Metabolic Substrates; Bread Dough Conditioner Gluten Network Strengthener 0.25-0.5% Flour; Antistaling Starch Retrogradation Delay Shelf Life; Tortillas Rollability Flexibility Cracking Prevention; CSL Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate E482 Analog; Not Gut Microbiome Disruption Study Ionic Emulsifier REGULATORY · 2013
• Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (E 481) and calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate (E 482) as food additives REGULATORY
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• PubChem computed properties for CID 23671849 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID8027872 (Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (SSL; E481)) REFERENCE
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 23671849 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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