21 CFR § 172.816 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s172.816"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 172.816 - Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "172.816"
section_name: "Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "172"
part_name: "FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "172"
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# 172.816 Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.

Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) It is the methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester having the following specifications:

Acid number: 10-20

Hydroxyl number: 200-300

pH (5% aqueous): 4.8-5.0

Saponification number: 178-190

(b) It is used or intended for use as follows:

(1) As an aid in crystallization of sucrose and dextrose at a level not to exceed the minimum quantity required to produce its intended effect.

(2) As a surfactant in molasses at a level not to exceed 320 parts per million in the molasses.