Sodium Erythorbate

Sodium Erythorbate

AKA “6381-77-7, Sodium isoascorbate, Isona, Neo-cebitate, Isoascorbic acid sodium salt, Mercate 20, Sodium D-isoascorbate, Araboascorbic acid, monosodium salt, D-, Eribate N”

Antioxidant

Ingredient Facts

Sodium erythorbate

AKA: 6381-77-7, Sodium isoascorbate, Isona, Neo-cebitate, Isoascorbic acid sodium salt, Mercate 20, Sodium D-isoascorbate, Araboascorbic acid, Monosodium salt, D-, Eribate N

Antioxidant · Antioxidant · EWG: 1

Synthetic

Antioxidant

Vitamin C

Clean

D-Erythro-hex-2-enonic acid, gamma-lactone, sodium salt (1:1)

Solubility greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992)

Formula

C6H7NaO6

Mol. Weight

198.11

CAS #

6381-77-7

Form

Powder

State

Almost odorless fluffy, white to off-white crystalline powder. Used as an antioxidant and preservative.

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Functions

Antioxidant

Fights free radicals — the unstable molecules from UV, pollution, and stress that break down collagen and cause premature aging.

Neutralizes Free Radicals

Traditional Use

Synthesized in the 1930s as a stabilized form of erythorbic acid (a derivative of vitamin C). Developed as a food and cosmetic preservative and antioxidant to prevent oxidation and discoloration.