FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
LACTYLIC ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS
Igoe, Robert S. 1983. Dictionary of Food Ingredients. Van Nostrand and Reinhold Company.
is an emulsifier which is mixed fatty acid esters of lactic acid and its polymers. It is dispersible in water and soluble in organic solvents and vegetable oils. It functions as a foaming agent in starch/protein systems and is used in puddings, and coffee whiteners.