Food additive · Antioxidant

Sodium ascorbate

E-number
E301

A salt of vitamin C used as an antioxidant, often in cured meats.

  • 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 sodium ascorbate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list sodium ascorbate

144 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium ascorbate. 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 (6)
  • e301
  • antioxidant e301
  • sodium ascorbate
  • antioxidant sodium ascorbate
  • antioxidants sodium ascorbate
  • acidity regulator sodium ascorbate

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