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'''Ethyl gallate''' is a [[food additive]] with [[E number]] E313. It is the [[ethyl]] [[ester]] of [[gallic acid]]. Ethyl gallate is added to food as an antioxidant. |
'''Ethyl gallate''' is a [[food additive]] with [[E number]] E313. It is the [[ethyl group|ethyl]] [[ester]] of [[gallic acid]]. Ethyl gallate is added to food as an antioxidant. |
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Though found naturally in a variety of plant sources including walnuts,<ref>{{cite journal | title = Antioxidant phenolic compounds from walnut kernels (Juglans regia L.) | author = Zijia Zhanga, Liping Liaoc, Jeffrey Moored, Tao Wua, and Zhengtao Wanga | journal = Food Chemistry | volume = 113 | issue = 1 | year = 2009 | pages = 160-165 | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6R-4T3DD19-6&_user=308366&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=308366&md5=f4bdb3daa3e4457211144a40ff0606c9 | doi = 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.061}}</ref> ethyl gallate is produced from gallic acid and [[ethanol]].<ref>Enzymic synthesis of gallic acid esters. Weetall, Howard Hayyim. Eur. Pat. 137601 (1985)</ref> |
Though found naturally in a variety of plant sources including walnuts,<ref>{{cite journal | title = Antioxidant phenolic compounds from walnut kernels (Juglans regia L.) | author = Zijia Zhanga, Liping Liaoc, Jeffrey Moored, Tao Wua, and Zhengtao Wanga | journal = Food Chemistry | volume = 113 | issue = 1 | year = 2009 | pages = 160-165 | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6R-4T3DD19-6&_user=308366&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=308366&md5=f4bdb3daa3e4457211144a40ff0606c9 | doi = 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.061}}</ref> ethyl gallate is produced from gallic acid and [[ethanol]].<ref>Enzymic synthesis of gallic acid esters. Weetall, Howard Hayyim. Eur. Pat. 137601 (1985)</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:37, 5 December 2008
Ethyl gallate is a food additive with E number E313. It is the ethyl ester of gallic acid. Ethyl gallate is added to food as an antioxidant.
Though found naturally in a variety of plant sources including walnuts,[1] ethyl gallate is produced from gallic acid and ethanol.[2]
References
- ^ Zijia Zhanga, Liping Liaoc, Jeffrey Moored, Tao Wua, and Zhengtao Wanga (2009). "Antioxidant phenolic compounds from walnut kernels (Juglans regia L.)". Food Chemistry. 113 (1): 160–165. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.061.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Enzymic synthesis of gallic acid esters. Weetall, Howard Hayyim. Eur. Pat. 137601 (1985)
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