Calcium ascorbate (E302)
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What is Calcium ascorbate (E302)?
Calcium ascorbate (E302) is a form of vitamin C combined with calcium, used to keep foods fresh. Regulators found no safety concern at normal amounts. It's fine; the problems linked to vitamin C come from very high doses in supplements.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Calcium ascorbate?
Yasno’s verdict on Calcium ascorbate: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.
Is Calcium ascorbate allowed in the EU?
EU status of Calcium ascorbate: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Permitted as a food additive | Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS, a US regulatory category) |
What else is it called?
- Ascorbic acid calcium salt
- Calcium diascorbate
- Calcium ascorbate anhydrous
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3079, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2013
- 2015 re-evaluation of ascorbic acid and ascorbate salts as food additives, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2015
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