Re: Tween (and it = Polysorbate)

Sandor Mathe (sandor.mathe@prior.ca)
Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:30:27 -0500

> From: Sil Horwitz <silh@iag.net>

> So Tween, Polysorbate - they're identical and you can use what you can get.
> For our purposes, the molecular polymerization number is almost meaningless
> (the most common is 80, but I note 20 is marketed; these are not
> concentrations, but merely how many molecules are in each polymer). And,
> remember, this is stuff that is used in medicinal products, so ingestion is
> harmless (cheaper surfactants are used as emulsifiers in most food
> products). Good to know in these days of chemical scare tactics!

I see "polysorbate 60" a lot on various food products, I always
thought (erroneously) that it was a preservative.

Thanks for the clarification,
Sandor Mathe -- sandor.mathe@prior.ca
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