Calcium ascorbate

Calcium ascorbate
Names
	IUPAC name Calcium (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-olate
	Other names Calcium diascorbate; Calcium L-ascorbate; Hemicalcium ascorbate; Calci-C; E 302
Identifiers
CAS Number	5743-27-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4445637 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.126.521
E number	E302 (antioxidants, ...)
PubChem CID	21967;
UNII	J96U0ZD4Y6 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3047687 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C6H8O6.Ca.2H2O/c27-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5;;;/h22,5,7-8,10-11H,1H2;;21H2/q;;+2;;/p-2/t22-,5+;;;/m00.../s1 Key: FWGHSAZDJGAESH-FWCDDDAWSA-L ; InChI=1/2C6H8O6.Ca.2H2O/c27-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5;;;/h22,5,7-8,10-11H,1H2;;21H2/q;;+2;;/p-2/t22-,5+;;;/m00.../s1 Key: FWGHSAZDJGAESH-ORZGFQGYBD;
	SMILES [Ca+2].O=C1C(\O)=C(\[O-])O[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)CO.O=C1C(\O)=C(\[O-])O[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)CO.O.O;
Properties
Chemical formula	Ca(C6H7O6)2
Molar mass	390.310 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	About 50 g/100 mL
Solubility	Slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Calcium ascorbate is a compound with the molecular formula CaC₁₂H₁₄O₁₂. It is the calcium salt of ascorbic acid, one of the mineral ascorbates. It is approximately 10% calcium by mass.

As a food additive, it has the E number E 302. It is approved for use as a food in the EU,^[2] USA^[3] and Australia and New Zealand.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Reference Tables: Description and Solubility - C". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ UK Food Standards Agency: "Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers". Retrieved 2011-10-27.
^ US Food and Drug Administration: "Listing of Food Additives Status Part I". Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
^ Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code"Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of ingredients". 8 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.