Hoʻolauna ʻo Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose (HEC).

ʻO Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose (HEC) he polymer non-ionic, wai-soluble i loaʻa mai ka cellulose. He keʻokeʻo a keʻokeʻo, ʻono ʻole a ʻono ʻole ka pauka i hoʻohana mau ʻia ma ke ʻano he mānoanoa, hoʻopaʻa, stabilizer, a me ka mea hoʻopaneʻe i nā ʻano noi.

Hoʻohana nui ʻia ʻo HEC i ka ʻoihana meaʻai ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻohui meaʻai e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ke ʻano, viscosity, a me ka paʻa o nā huahana meaʻai e like me nā kīʻaha, nā lole, a me nā sopa. Hoʻohana ʻia ia i ka ʻoihana lāʻau lapaʻau ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻopaʻa a ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻokuʻu hoʻokuʻu ʻia i nā ʻōnaehana lawe lāʻau. Hoʻohui ʻia, hoʻohana ʻia ʻo HEC i ka ʻoihana hoʻonaninani ma ke ʻano he mānoanoa a me ka emulsifier i loko o nā lotions, creams, a me nā shampoos.

Hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ka viscosity ma ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke degere o ka hoʻololi ʻana (DS) o nā pūʻulu hydroxyl i loko o ka mole cellulose. Loaʻa ka DS kiʻekiʻe i ka viscosity kiʻekiʻe o ka hopena HEC.

Manaʻo ʻia ʻo HEC he palekana no ka ʻai ʻana e ka US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a me ka European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). ʻO ia ka polymer maʻalahi a me ke kumu kūʻai i hoʻohana nui ʻia i nā ʻoihana like ʻole ma muli o kona ʻano mānoanoa maikaʻi a me ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana.