Lauric acid (alias dodecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid), white Needle crystal, soluble in methanol, slightly soluble in acetone, petroleum ether and water. It can be used most widely in the surfactant industry. It can also be used in the perfume industry and pharmaceutical industry. In addition, it can also be used as a food additive and used in the manufacture of cosmetics. It is used in the production of soaps, detergents, cosmetic surfactants and chemical fiber oils. of raw materials.
According to the information provided by the supplier of lauric acid: lauric acid is found in coconut milk, coconut oil (accounting for 45-52%), laurel oil and oil palm seed oil (accounting for 44-52%). Note that it is not oil palm fruit. Oils) account for about half of the fat content in these items, but rarely appear in other items. Lauric acid can also be found in human breast milk (6.2% of total fat), cow’s milk (2.9% of total fat), and goat’s milk (3.1% of total fat).
The content of lauric acid in various plants is as follows:
Babassu: accounting for 50% in babassu seed oil;
Coconut oil: 49%;
Wild nutmeg: 7.8–11.5%;
Peach palm seed: 10.4%;
Areca nut: 9%;
Date palm seeds: 0.56–5.4%;
Duriograveolens (Durian species): 1.31%;
Macadamia nuts: 0.072–1.1%;
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Plum (cloth); 0.35–0.38%
Watermelon seeds: 0.33%
Pumpkin flowers: 205ppm, pumpkin seeds: 472ppm;
Mountain pepper kernels: more than 30%