Table 1.

Specific chemical structure of mono‐ and di‐glycerides of fatty acids (E 471)

General chemical name	Stereospecific numbering	Specific chemical name	X′	X″	X‴
Monoglycerides‐	sn‐1‐monoacyl glycerol	α‐acylglycerol	FA	H	H
	sn‐2‐monoacylglycerol	β‐acylglycerol	H	FA	H
Diglycerides‐	sn‐1,2 diacylglycerol	α‐,β‐acylglycerol	FA	H	FA’
	sn‐2,3 diacylglycerol	α‐,β‐acylglycerol	H	FA	FA
	sn‐1,3 diacylglycerol	α‐, α ‐acylglycerol	FA	FA	H

FA: fatty acid as acyl.