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  • noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

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Examples

  • The pickles and peppers have yellow 5 and polysorbate 80, the bread has ten different additives including dough conditioners, DATEM, and sodium stearoyl lactylate, and the turkey contains ten additives as well.

    Our Deadly, Daily Chemical Cocktail 2011

  • Cocoabutter, coconut milk, calcium lactate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, oleoresein, cream of tartar, sodium stearoyl lactylate, and lactic acid (although lactic acid starter culture may contain milk).

    Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Steve Carper 2008

  • I just received an email from a women who said that her son had an allergic reaction and she traced it to the hot dog buns that contained sodium stearoyl lactylate.

    Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Steve Carper 2008

  • Alisa Fleming at GoDairyFree. org lists lactylate and sodium stearoyl lactylate under "Surprisingly Dairy Free Ingredients."

    Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Steve Carper 2008

  • But 1 percent of sodium stearoyl lactylate* is still 60,000 pounds.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • * Of the eighteen ingredients listed under the less than two percent of the following heading, sodium stearoyl lactylate is fifth from the bottom.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • But 1 percent of sodium stearoyl lactylate* is still 60,000 pounds.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • * Of the eighteen ingredients listed under the less than two percent of the following heading, sodium stearoyl lactylate is fifth from the bottom.

    Let Me Eat Cake Leslie F. Miller 2009

  • Among them: cellulose gum, mono and diglyceride, sodium stearoyl lactylate and polysorbate 60.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • Reality check: Because they're frozen and sauced, these sprouts contain xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, added color and 320 mg of sodium.

    Ventura County Star Stories 2010

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