Polysorbate 60 has a faint, characteristic odor and a warm, somewhat bitter taste. It generally used as an emulsifier, dispersing agent and solubilizer.
Polysorbate 60 is a hydrophilic nonionic surfactant .it is a mixture of stearate and palmitate partial esters of sorbitol and sorbitol anhydrides condensed with approximately 20 mole of ethylene oxide (C2H4O) for each mole of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides.