stearyl-2-lactylate

[=Sarah=]

stearyl-2-lactylate

anyone know anything about this? i can't seem to find much info and its in a few commercially made pita/bread products i've seen. can't remember off hand if it's the calcium stearyl-2-lactylate or the sodium...

i see lact- anything and automatically decline it..

thanks

[Pob]

Looks like it is one that can be animal or vegetable derived.

I'd probably assume animal unless you know for sure.