Patent ID: 9345253
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A23L,C07C

Claim Text:
1. A metal soap for a food additive comprising a fatty acid calcium salt or a fatty acid magnesium salt having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the fatty acid calcium salt or a fatty acid magnesium salt is produced by (1) reacting a fatty acid with a basic compound in an aqueous medium at such a molar ratio in which the basic compound is used in an amount of not less than 0.93 mol but less than 0.98 mol per 1 mol of the fatty acid to obtain a fatty acid basic compound salt, and (2) reacting the fatty acid basic compound salt with a water-soluble neutral calcium salt or a water-soluble neutral magnesium salt to obtain the fatty acid calcium salt or the fatty acid magnesium salt, and wherein a water dispersion containing said metal soap in an amount of 2% by mass exhibits a pH of not less than 6 but less than 7.