Food additive · Antioxidant

Sodium erythorbate

E-number
E316

An antioxidant related to vitamin C, used to speed curing and keep the color of 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 erythorbate costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list sodium erythorbate

116 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list sodium erythorbate. 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 (8)
  • e316
  • antioxidant e316
  • sodium erythorbate
  • sodium isoascorbate
  • erythorbate de sodium
  • antioxidant sodium erythorbate
  • sodium erythorbate antioxidant
  • antioxidants sodium erythorbate

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