Sodium isoascorbate

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Structural formula
Structural formula of sodium isoascorbate
General
Surname Sodium isoascorbate
other names
  • Sodium erythorbate
  • E  316
Molecular formula C 6 H 7 NaO 6
Brief description

colorless powder

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 6381-77-7
EC number 228-973-9
ECHA InfoCard 100.026.340
PubChem 23683938
Wikidata Q417003
properties
Molar mass 198.11 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

168-170 ° C

solubility

soluble in water: 153 g l −1 (25 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 319
P: 305 + 351 + 338-337 + 313-264
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium isoascorbate is the sodium salt of D - isoascorbic acid , an epimer of L - ascorbic acid .

Extraction and presentation

Sodium isoascorbate is made from isoascorbic acid.

use

Sodium isoascorbate is used as an alternative to ascorbic acid as a food additive (E316) as an antioxidant and color stabilizer . It is only permitted for heat-treated cream, dried or frozen fish with red skin, preserved fish products and cured and otherwise preserved meat products.

Web links

literature

  • YH Hui, Robert S. Igoe: Dictionary of Food Ingredients , Aspen, Gaithersburg, MD 2001, ISBN 978-0-8342-1952-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. Entry on E 316: Sodium erythorbate in the European database for food additives, accessed on June 28, 2020.
  2. a b c data sheet d - (+) - Isoascorbic acid, sodium salt (PDF) from Fisher Scientific , accessed on February 13, 2014.
  3. a b Entry on Sodium Isoascorbate Monohydrate at TCI Europe, accessed on January 23, 2016.
  4. Sodium isoascorbate (additives) .
  5. Sodium isoascorbate (that's inside) .