Palmitic Acid
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Palmitic Acid is a flavoring — Fatty acid found in fats (chiefly palm oil); used in butter and cheese flavorings and processing fresh citrus
What it does
Fatty acid found in fats (chiefly palm oil); used in butter and cheese flavorings and processing fresh citrus
Where you'll see it
21% of cow's milk; allspice, anise calamus oil, cascarilla, celery seed, coffee, tea, animal/plant fats; flavoring preparations and citrus processing
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): A mixture of solid organic acids obtained from fats consisting chiefly of palmitic acid