The Food Additive Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (E-476): Structure, Applications, and Production Methods

Table 8

Enzymatic PGPR characterization values compared with those established by the European Directive 2008/84/EC.

	European Commission Directive [56]	Enzymatic PGPR
Acid value (mg KOH/g)	≤6	4.9
Hydroxyl value (mg KOH/g)	80–100	82.77
Refractive index [n]^65	1.4630–1.4665	1.4655