Diglycerides
<p >Mono- and diacylglycerols are common food additives used to blend together certain ingredients, such as oil and water, which would not otherwise blend well.</p>
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The commercial source may be either animal (cow- or hog-derived) or vegetable, derived primarily from partially hydrogenated soy bean and canola oil.<sup class="Template-Fact" >[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" >citation needed</a></i>]</sup> They may also be synthetically produced. They are often found in bakery products, beverages, ice cream, peanut butter, chewing gum,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortening" title="Shortening" >shortening</a>, whipped toppings, margarine, and confections.</p>