Food additive · Antioxidant

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

E-number
E300

Vitamin C, added as a nutrient or as an antioxidant to keep color and freshness.

  • Food additive
  • Preservative
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points ascorbic acid (vitamin C) costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

1,164 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (34)
  • e300
  • vitamin c
  • vitamine c
  • ascorbic acid
  • acid vitamin c
  • l ascorbic acid
  • acide ascorbique
  • antioxidant e300
  • acid ascorbic acid
  • antioxidant vitamin c
  • ascorbic acid vitamin c
  • vitamin c ascorbic acid
  • antioxidant ascorbic acid
  • antioxidants ascorbic acid
  • ascorbic acid preservative
  • flour treatment agent e300
  • preservative ascorbic acid
  • antioxidant l ascorbic acid
  • ascorbic acid for freshness
  • ascorbic acid an antioxidant
  • ascorbic acid to protect color
  • acidity regulator ascorbic acid
  • ascorbic acid as a preservative
  • ascorbic acid to maintain color
  • ascorbic acid to preserve color
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  • antioxidant ascorbic acid vitamin c
  • antioxidant vitamin c ascorbic acid
  • ascorbic acid added to retain color
  • flour treatment agent ascorbic acid
  • ascorbic acid added to protect color
  • ascorbic acid to promote color retention
  • ascorbic acid vitamin c to preserve color
  • flour treatment agent ascorbic acid vitamin c

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