What exactly is the ingredient glycerol ester of wood rosin?!
What exactly is the ingredient glycerol ester of wood rosin?
This ingredient is in Gatorade products and I would like to know what exactly this item is.
Answers:
"Ester gum or glycerol ester of wood rosin is a food additive used as a stabilizer to keep oils in suspension in water. It is derived from rosin combined with glycerol. This additive can be found in drinks such as Gatorade. More information is available here: http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/je...
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ester_gum...
It helps stabilize the flavoring agents by emulsifying the flavor oils and water.
http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/je...