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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Antioxidants 82<br />

NAME: Sodium ascorbate<br />

CATEGORY: Antioxidant/ Colour preservative<br />

FOOD USE: Canned meat products/ Bottled baby food/ Frozen fish<br />

SYNONYMS: L(+)ascorbic acid sodium salt/ Vitamin C, sodium salt/ monosodium ascorbate/ sodium-L-ascorbate/<br />

Descote ® / E301<br />

FORMULA: C6 H7 NaO6<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 198.11<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Calcium ascorbate/ L-ascorbic acid<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White to yellowish crystalline solid, odourless, soapy taste<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C 200 (decomposes at 218)<br />

PURITY %: >99 (and not more than the equivalent of 101.0 of C 6H7NaO 6 after drying)<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 0.25<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 0.002<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 25°C 89%<br />

in vegetable oil: @ 25°C Insoluble<br />

in ethanol solution: @ 25°C Insoluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Functions as an antioxidant, colour preservative, dietary supplement of vitamin C, nutrient supplement<br />

in foods and curing of meat

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