A leading UK food science expert has spoken out on the dangers of glycerol in sugar-free slushies, suggesting that using the ...

While glycerol is found in some other foods, it is added in much lower quantities than in slush ice drinks. In high ...

This results in the formation of glycerol and a salt - soap. \(Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol\) Fats and oils are esters made from glycerol and long chain fatty acids.