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
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:
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Coconut Water Vita Coco · 330 mL Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Organic Protein Orgain · 43.2 oz (2.7 lb) 1.22 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Organic Protein Orgain · 1.2 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Honey Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor -
Fruit Snacks Welch's · 0.8 oz (22.7 g) Score 10 out of 100 Bad -
Organic Unsweetened Soymilk Silk · 64 fl oz Score 78 out of 100 Good -
Honey Nut Cheerios General Mills · 10.8 oz Score 17 out of 100 Bad -
Granola Bar Soft & Chewy · 24 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Tomato Soup Campbell's · 10.75 oz Score 52 out of 100 Okay -
Sparkling Orange Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good - Butter Croissant (12 count) Kirkland Signature · 28 oz Score 45 out of 100 Okay
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Almondmilk Silk · 64 fl oz (1.89 L) Score 92 out of 100 Excellent
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
- acidity regulators ascorbic acid
- 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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