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Identify Vegetable Esters

   These are some names for vegetable esters that you might find on an MSDS or product label:

• Fatty acid methyl esters
• Diethanolamine tallate
• Sorbitan compounds
• Soybean oils
• Tall oils
• Methyl stearates
• Methyl oleate
• Crillet 4

Ask your supplier if you have questions.

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