---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.816"
title: "21"
number: "172.816"
heading: "Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.816"
---

# §172.816. Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.


Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

- (a) **It is the methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester having the following specifications—**
- (b) **It is used or intended for use as follows—**
  - (1) As an aid in crystallization of sucrose and dextrose at a level not to exceed the minimum quantity required to produce its intended effect.
  - (2) **As a surfactant in molasses at a level not to exceed 320 parts per million in the molasses.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.