Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Ethyl gallate is a food additive with E number E313. It is the ethyl ester of gallic acid. Ethyl gallate is added to food as an antioxidant.Though found naturally in a variety of plant sources including walnuts Terminalia myriocarpa or chebulic myrobolan (Terminalia chebula).Ethyl gallate is produced from gallic acid and ethanol. It can be found in wine.
