Production | Components | Uses | Safety | Side effects | FAQs  Sodium stearoyl lactylate or Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, also known as SSL (abbreviation), it is the sodium salt of stearic acid with lactic acid dimer. This ingredient is commonly used as an emulsifier and stabilizer in high-fat bakery and with the European food additive number E481. Together with calcium stearoyl lactylate (E482), they are the second category (lactylates) of popular emulsifier after mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids in food applications. How is Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate made? SSL is synthesized from food-grade stearic acid (mostly from palm oil), lactic acid … Continue reading What is Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (E481) in Food & is SSL Vegan?