Sodium Erythorbate is a food antioxidant supplied as white crystals.
- Meat Processing: Curing accelerator and colour stabiliser (E316).
- Beverages: Antioxidant.
- Seafood: Colour retention.
- Food Industry: Antioxidant.
| Appearance | White free-flowing crystals |
| Molecular Formula | C6H7NaO6 |
| Molecular Weight | 198.11 g/mol |
| Solubility | Freely soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanol |
| IUPAC Name | sodium (2R)-2-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-olate |
| Summenformel | C6H7NaO6 |
| Molekulargewicht | 198.11 g/mol |
| SMILES | C([C@H]([C@@H]1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)[O-])O)O.[Na+] |
| InChIKey | PPASLZSBLFJQEF-RKJRWTFHSA-M |
