Food additive · Emulsifier

Salts of fatty acids (stearates)

E-number
E470a

Salts of fatty acids used as emulsifiers and anti-caking or flow agents.

  • Food additive
  • Emulsifier
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points salts of fatty acids (stearates) costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list salts of fatty acids (stearates)

68 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list salts of fatty acids (stearates). The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Depends on the source
Gluten-free
Depends on the source

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (19)
  • e470a
  • stearic acid
  • sodium stearate
  • calcium stearate
  • magnesium stearate
  • salts of fatty acids
  • glazing agent stearic acid
  • calcium stearate flow agent
  • vegetable magnesium stearate
  • anti caking agent stearic acid
  • magnesium salts of fatty acids
  • salts of fatty acids stearates
  • anti caking agents stearic acid
  • anti caking agent calcium stearate
  • anticaking agent magnesium stearate
  • anti caking agent magnesium stearate
  • anti caking agents magnesium stearate
  • anticaking agent magnesium salts of fatty acids
  • anti caking agent magnesium salts of fatty acids

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