Molykote 111 Lubricant Alternative that is H3 Rated

#1: Post by **LewBK** » June 28th, 2020, 12:49 pm

I was looking for an alternative to Molykote lubricant that is NSF H3 rated for direct food contact instead of NSF rated H1 for incidental food contact as Molykote is. I was wondering if anyone has tried this Edible Gel 57 that is H3 rated and manufactured by Slipstream in Britain: https://store.slipstreamlubricants.com/ ... 1464520905 If you have, what do you think of it as a substitute? Is there a different H3-rated lubricant you've tried? Note, I would rather not get into a debate about the safety or toxicity of Molykote.

#2: Post by **trumz** » June 28th, 2020, 12:59 pm

Maybe SuperLube has something... I personlly use it for steam wand valves.

https://www.super-lube.com

June 28th, 2020, 1:02 pm

Thanks. I noticed that SuperLube does have an H3 rated one: https://www.super-lube.com/h-3-lightweight-oil-60004 My concern is that is "a lightweight oil" and I wondered if that wouldn't work for O-rings and group heads and such. Wouldn't something more viscous be required?

#4: Post by **TomC** » June 28th, 2020, 2:43 pm

in regards to the Edible Gel 57, Im wondering why they state "minimum shelf life of 12 months". What's the maximum? Does it go bad?

June 28th, 2020, 5:39 pm

All good questions. I'm not sure. I imagine if it is a vegetable-based lubricant there is a potential that it has a limited shelf life. I wonder if anyone on HB has tried it.

#6: Post by **Jeff** » June 29th, 2020, 1:34 am

I think you're going to be hard pressed to find anything more viscous than mineral oil with an H3 rating.

https://info.nsf.org/usda/psnclistings.asp -- select H3 from the categories.

Some general information at http://media.noria.com/sites/WhitePaper ... 200901.pdf

Edit: https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/article ... r-fiction/ suggests that there are still some technical issues, including stability, with "truly food-grade" grease

June 29th, 2020, 11:05 am

The author of the article linked last makes having a viscous vegetable-based H3 lubricant sound difficult but not impossible. I'm hoping there is one out there that works.