{"id":7749,"date":"2015-08-12T13:50:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T17:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2015-08-12T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T17:50:04","slug":"magnesium-stearate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/12\/magnesium-stearate\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnesium Stearate"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeanne Yacoubou<\/p>\n

Alternate Names<\/strong>: magnesium octadecanoate; octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt; stearic acid, magnesium salt; magnesium distearate; E470b, E572<\/p>\n

Commercial Source<\/strong>: mineral-plant
\nUsed in: dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals<\/p>\n

Used as<\/strong>: lubricant, binder, flow agent, release agent, anti-caking agent<\/p>\n

Definition<\/strong>: Magnesium stearate formed by the reaction of a magnesium-containing compound and either a stearate-containing compound or stearic acid is most often used as a release agent or lubricant in pharmaceuticals and supplements. There are many non-food uses of magnesium stearate including personal care products, plastics and rubber.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers<\/strong>:
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\nhttp:\/\/www.acme-hardesty.com\/product\/magnesium-stearate\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOur vegetable-based… magnesium stearate is made from palm oil.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www2.mallinckrodt.com\/active_pharmaceutical_ingredients\/stearates\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(vegetable source listed by clicking on number to the left of chemical name under list titled \u201cStearate Products\u201d)
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\nhttp:\/\/www.peter-greven.de\/en\/products-applications\/applications\/food-additives\/<\/a>
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\nhttp:\/\/www.silverfernchemical.com\/products\/magnesium-stearate\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Silver Fern told The VRG that \u201c…the standard today is vegetable-based [stearates] especially for food use.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.brenntagspecialties.com\/en\/pages\/Markets_IndustriesServed\/Food\/Stearates\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Their magnesium stearate is vegetable oil-based.<\/p>\n

Additional Information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/CFR-2011-title21-vol3\/pdf\/CFR-2011-title21-vol3-sec184-1440.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/11177<\/a>
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\nhttp:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-4442\/2\/1\/21\/htm<\/a>
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\nhttp:\/\/www.xlear.com\/spry-dental-defense\/xylitol-products\/adults\/natural-breath-mints\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Spry Gems Xylitol Mints told The VRG that their magnesium stearate is derived from \u201ccoconut oil.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cocoavia.com\/recipes\/ingredients-nutritional-information<\/a><\/p>\n

Cocoavia told The VRG that the magnesium stearate in their vegetarian capsules is derived from \u201cplant sources.\u201d
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\nhttp:\/\/www.vrg.org\/vrgnews\/2013oct_1.php#s14<\/a>
\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.google.com\/patents\/EP1499197A2?cl=en<\/a><\/p>\n

(paragraph 12 in Description and throughout Materials and Methods)<\/p>\n

Classification<\/strong>: Vegan* Although it is possible to derive magnesium stearate from animal fats, it is not standard practice today in the food industry and no examples of tallow-derived magnesium stearate in foods or pharmaceuticals are known.<\/p>\n

Entry Updated<\/strong>: August 2015<\/p>\n

For information about more ingredients, see:
\nhttp:\/\/www.vrg.org\/ingredients\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n

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By Jeanne Yacoubou Alternate Names: magnesium octadecanoate; octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt; stearic acid, magnesium salt; magnesium distearate; E470b, E572 Commercial Source: mineral-plant Used in: dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals Used as: lubricant, binder, flow agent, release agent, anti-caking agent Definition: Magnesium stearate formed by the reaction of a magnesium-containing compound and either a stearate-containing compound or stearic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7750,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions\/7750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}