Sucrose Polyerucate is a sucrose fatty acid ester derived from sucrose and erucic acid. It is a lipophilic, non-ionic ester material used primarily for its emulsifying and surfactant properties.
Sucrose Polyerucate can function as a lipophilic emulsifier in suitable formulation systems. Its long-chain erucic-acid-derived groups provide strong oil affinity, while the sucrose portion contributes polar functionality. This combination allows the ingredient to participate at oil-solid or oil-water interfaces.
Sucrose Polyerucate has documented use as an emulsifying ingredient, particularly in fat-based food systems and chocolate formulations, where it can influence viscosity and yield behavior. It has also been described as a lipophilic surfactant in cosmetic formulation literature.
Sucrose Polyerucate is a mixture of sucrose esters of erucic acid with different degrees of esterification.
Erucic acid is a long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid containing 22 carbon atoms. Esterification with sucrose produces a lipophilic sucrose fatty-acid ester material.
Commercial grades may contain different distributions of monoesters, diesters and higher esters. A documented commercial material, ER-290, has been described as having an average degree of esterification of approximately 4–6.
Key characteristics include:
Sucrose Polyerucate consists of sucrose esterified with erucic acid to different degrees.
Erucic acid is a C22:1 fatty acid. Its long hydrocarbon chain provides a strongly lipophilic character, making sucrose polyerucate suitable for systems where an oil-compatible sucrose ester is required.
Unlike a single defined compound such as sucrose monoerucate, commercial Sucrose Polyerucate can represent a distribution of sucrose esters with different degrees of esterification.
Important characteristics include:
Sucrose Polyerucate is primarily useful as a lipophilic emulsifying ingredient.
It can help:
Its effectiveness depends on concentration, ester distribution, oil phase, solid phase and the other emulsifiers used.
Sucrose Polyerucate has a strong lipophilic character because of its long-chain erucic-acid-derived groups.
It can be evaluated for:
It has been described as a lipophilic surfactant alongside sucrose polyoleate and sucrose polyisostearate in formulation literature.
Sucrose Polyerucate has documented application as an emulsifying agent in chocolate and reduced-fat confectionery systems.
Published patent literature describes its use for modifying plastic viscosity and yield value in reduced-fat chocolate. It can be used alone or together with other emulsifying agents such as lecithin and polyglycerol polyricinoleate.
This makes Sucrose Polyerucate particularly relevant to:
Sucrose Polyerucate can be evaluated as a lipophilic surfactant in selected cosmetic formulations.
Potential applications may include:
Its use in a cosmetic formulation should be based on the regulatory status, grade, specification and intended application.
Sucrose Polyerucate can be evaluated in suitable oil-rich and emulsion-based color cosmetic formulations.
Potential applications include:
Its lipophilic nature may support dispersion and interfacial behavior in appropriate formulations.
The long-chain fatty-acid-derived structure of Sucrose Polyerucate provides strong oil affinity.
It can be evaluated in:
Compatibility should be established through formulation testing.
Important parameters when evaluating Sucrose Polyerucate include:
Commercial specifications can vary depending on the manufacturing process and ester distribution.
Processing conditions should be determined according to the selected grade.
Typical considerations include:
Exact processing conditions should be established through formulation trials.
Sucrose Polyerucate can be evaluated as a specialty cosmetic raw material for suitable emulsifying and lipophilic surfactant applications.
Important quality parameters include:
Sucrose Polyerucate suppliers can provide specialty sucrose ester materials for suitable formulation requirements.
Supplier evaluation may include:
Sucrose Polyerucate can be supplied for suitable:
For bulk procurement, the required grade and specification should be clearly defined.
Important procurement parameters include:
Sucrose Polyerucate is a sucrose fatty acid ester material derived from sucrose and erucic acid. It is primarily used as a lipophilic emulsifier and surfactant.
The fatty-acid component is erucic acid, a long-chain C22 monounsaturated fatty acid.
It is used primarily for emulsification, surface modification and dispersion in suitable fat-based, oil-based and specialty formulation systems.
Yes. Sucrose Polyerucate has documented use as an emulsifying agent, including in chocolate and reduced-fat confectionery systems.
Sucrose fatty acid esters are non-ionic surface-active materials, and Sucrose Polyerucate is used for its lipophilic surfactant properties.
It is generally considered a lipophilic sucrose ester, so its water compatibility is grade- and composition-dependent and should be confirmed from the actual technical specification.
No. It represents a distribution of sucrose esters of erucic acid with different degrees of esterification.
Sucrose Polyerucate is based on erucic acid (C22:1), while Sucrose Polystearate is based on stearic acid (C18:0). Their fatty-acid chain length and unsaturation therefore differ, resulting in different physical and formulation properties.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Creamy white to pale yellow |