Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of emulsifiers used in food preparation and in some pharmaceuticals.
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- noun chemistry any of a class of
emulsifiers used asfood additives and inpharmaceutical preparations; they are derived fromsorbitan (typically with threepolyoxyethylene side-chains)esterified with afatty acid ; they are mostly oily liquids, or soft solids
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Other manufacturers add emulsifiers or detergents, such as polysorbate 80, or chemically modify the ingredient molecules, to increase water solubility.
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The pickles and peppers have yellow 5 and polysorbate 80, the bread has ten different additives including dough conditioners, DATEM, and sodium stearoyl lactylate, and the turkey contains ten additives as well.
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Therefore, there is no reason to believe that the polysorbate 80 will cause infertility, particularly in the quantities used in vaccines.
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A typical serving of ice cream (1/2 cup) may contain about 170,000 micrograms of polysorbate 80.
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However, the amount of polysorbate 80 in the vaccine is very small.
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To put this in perspective, polysorbate 80 has been used for many years as an emulsifier to make ice cream smooth and to slow melting.
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Finally, the HPV vaccine has been implicated in infertility because it contains polysorbate 80 as a stabilizer.
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The patty is topped with some chopped raw onion and pickle slices made from "cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors (plant source), polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color)."
Meathead Goldwyn: Farewell McFake Ribs, Hello Amazing Ribs Sandwich Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The patty is topped with some chopped raw onion and pickle slices made from "cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors (plant source), polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color)."
Meathead Goldwyn: Farewell McFake Ribs, Hello Amazing Ribs Sandwich Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The patty is topped with some chopped raw onion and pickle slices made from "cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors (plant source), polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color)."
Meathead Goldwyn: Farewell McFake Ribs, Hello Amazing Ribs Sandwich Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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