E572

E572 (Magnesium Stearate) is a chemical compound, magnesium salt of stearic acid (octadecanoic acid). It occurs as a light, white, fine powder, insoluble in water, ethoxyethane, ethanol, ether. Soluble in hot water, hot ethanol. On contact with acids it decomposes into stearic acid and magnesium sal's salts. Commercially it is not pure, but it is...