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Antioxidants 76<br />

NAME: Ascorbic acid and isomers (L-ascorbic acid and erythorbic acid)<br />

CATEGORY: Antioxidant/ Sequestrant/ Reducing agent<br />

FOOD USE: Fruit juices/ Carbonated beverages/ Wine/ Beer/ Frozen fruits/ Canned fruits and vegetables/ Sausages/<br />

Cured meats/ Milk powder/ Citrus oils<br />

SYNONYMS: L-ascorbic acid: 1-ascorbic acid/ 2,3-Didehydro-L-threo-hexono-1,4-lactone/ 3-Keto-Lgulofuranolactone/<br />

Vitamin C/ E300/ Cevitamic acid/ Ascorbo ® -120/ Ascorbo ® -C/ Cap-Shure ® /<br />

AS-125-50<br />

Erythorbic acid: D-araboascorbic acid/ D-erythro-hex-2-enoic acid-g-lactone/ isoascorbic acid/<br />

Neo-Cebitat ® / Eribate ® (sodium erythorbate)<br />

FORMULA: C6 H8 O6<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 176.13<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: L-ascorbic acid: sodium ascorbate; calcium ascorbate<br />

Erythorbic acid: sodium erythorbate<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Both are white or slightly yellow crystalline powders<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: L-ascorbic acid, 190–192, with decomposition<br />

Erythorbic acid, 164–171, with decomposition<br />

L-ascorbic acid Erythorbic acid<br />

PURITY %: >99 >99<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN % 0.4 0.4<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 20 20<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3 3<br />

ASH MAXIMUM IN % 0.1 0.3

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