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  ZSE FAO/WHO JSFA EC Std FDA
Total SE
(mono, di, tri)
 80%min. 80%min.
Total Glyceride
 20%
Free Sucrose
 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Free Fatty Acid
 3%
Acid Value
(mg-KOH/g)
 5 6 6 6
Moisture
 4% 4%
Residue on Ignition(Sulfated Ash)
 1.5% 2% 2% 2% 2%
2ppm 3ppm 4ppm 3ppm
Heavy Metals(Pb)
 10ppm 20ppm 20ppm 50ppm
Lead
 10ppm 10ppm
DMF
   1ppm 1ppm 1ppm
DMSO
 2ppm 2ppm 2ppm 2ppm
PG
 350ppm 350ppm
IPA
 350ppm
EA
 350ppm
IBA
 10ppm 10ppm 10ppm 10ppm
Methanol
 10ppm 10ppm 10ppm
MEK
 10ppm 10ppm
- ZSE: internal standard
- FAO/WHO: FAO/WHO Standards, INS NO. 473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids 1990
- JSFA: The Japanese Standard of Food Additives, Sixth Ed., 1992 - Sucrose fatty acid esters
- EC Std.: The European Communities Standards, E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids, 24. 11. 90
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration Standards, 172, 859 - Sucrose fatty acid esters
- Unless specified, all the values designate the upper limit, "no more than".