Chemical additives for use in the manufacture of food; surface-active chemical agents and composite agents containing surface-active chemical agents for use as chemical additives for use in the manufacture of food; emulsifiers and composite agents containing emulsifiers for use as chemical additives for use in the manufacture of food; chemical stabilizers for use as chemical additives for use in the manufacture of food; chemical thickeners for use as chemical additives for use in the manufacture of food; chemical stabilizers for use as ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; chemical thickeners for use as ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; emulsifiers for use as ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; surface-active chemical agents for use as ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; glycerol esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; polyglycerol esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; succinylated monoglycerides for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; triglycerides for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; sucrose esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; sorbitan esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; propylene glycol esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; lecithin for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; enzymatically decomposed lecithin for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; polyglycerol ethers of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery; PCA glycerol esters of fatty acids for use as surface-active chemical agents being ingredients in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfumery