SODIUM ASCORBATE
Prepared at the 17th JECFA (1973), published in FNP 4 (1978) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 61st JECFA
(2003). A group ADI ‘not specified’ was established for ascorbic acid and its Ca, K and Na salts at the 25th JECFA (1981).
SYNONYMS INS No. 301
DEFINITION
Chemical names Sodium ascorbate, sodium L-ascorbate, 2,3-didehydro-L-threo-hexono-1,4-lactone sodium enolate; 3-keto-L-gulofurano-lactone sodium enolate
C.A.S. number 134-03-2
Chemical formula C6H7O6Na
Formula weight 198.11
Assay White or almost white, odourless crystalline powder which darkens on exposure to light
DESCRIPTION Not less than 99% after drying
FUNCTIONAL USES Antioxidant
