{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-172.848","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 172.848","heading":"Lactylic esters of fatty acids.","body":"Lactylic esters of fatty acids may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:\n(a) They are prepared from lactic acid and fatty acids meeting the requirements of § 172.860(b) and/or oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids meeting the requirements of § 172.862.\n(b) They are used as emulsifiers, plasticizers, or surface-active agents in the following foods, when standards of identity do not preclude their use:\nFoods Limitations\nBakery mixes\nBaked products\nCake icings, fillings, and toppings\nDehydrated fruits and vegetables\nDehydrated fruit and vegetable juices\nEdible vegetable fat-water emulsions As substitutes for milk or cream in beverage coffee.\nFrozen desserts\nLiquid shortening For household use.\nPancake mixes\nPrecooked instant rice\nPudding mixes\n(c) They are used in an amount not greater than required to produce the intended physical or technical effect, and they may be used with shortening and edible fats and oils when such are required in the foods identified in paragraph (b) of this section.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION","PART 172—FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION","Subpart I—Multipurpose Additives"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"113e9e1d0ea13abce20dde98f36831062fac3a4bb330668a693e91db738b1ea2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-172.846","next":"us/21-cfr-172.850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}