Definition of «lactylate»

Lactylate refers to a salt or ester derived from lactic acid, which is an organic compound that occurs naturally in animal muscles and some vegetables. Lactic acid can be converted into its corresponding lactylate through a process called esterification, where it reacts with alcohol to form an ester. The term "lactylate" may also refer to any salt or derivative of lactic acid that contains the lactyl group (-COO-).

Sentences with «lactylate»

The proprietary dough does not use «dough - conditioners» such as sodium stearoyl lactylate or mono - and diglycerides. (fooddrink-magazine.com)
Read labels on everything you might want to eat, looking for milk, butter, dried milk, yogurt, cheese, casein, whey, sodium caseinate, lactose (and other things that start with «lact», although sodium lactylate is non-dairy)... Read all labels — check the bread, check the hot dogs and bologna, check things that say «non-dairy» like non-dairy creamer and Cool Whip (as mentioned above, these both contain dairy). (beanmom.com)
Polysorbate 60, red dye 40, and sodium stearoyl lactylate (also known as Twinkie ingredients), anyone? (mindbodygreen.com)
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