Sorbitan monostearate is a non-fragrant emulsifier/surfactant (Span 60), not an aroma material. In isolation it is essentially odorless, with at most a very faint waxy or fatty-soapy background note from its stearate content.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1264.
Sorbitan monostearate is a viscous, pale yellowish or straw-colored liquid, soluble in oil and fats.
Soluble in oil and fats.
It has only a very faint, oily-waxy odor, and a bitter taste in concentrations higher than 1000 ppm.
Concentrations of 10 to 8000 ppm are used in various finished food products, highest in candy and baked products, while the concentration in certain types of icings and coatings may be even higher (up to 10000 ppm).
However, its insolubility in water, and the fact that it is used mostly with large amounts of sugar (and acid) account for the much higher use level without any serious influence upon the flavor of the finished product.