Erythorbic acid (E315)
- Food Caution
What is Erythorbic acid (E315)?
Erythorbic acid (E315) is a close relative of vitamin C, used to keep cured meats pink and fresh. For most people normal amounts are not a concern. The caution is for people with iron-overload conditions such as haemochromatosis, because it helps the body absorb more iron from food.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Erythorbic acid?
Yasno’s verdict on Erythorbic acid: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is Erythorbic acid allowed in the EU?
EU status of Erythorbic acid: 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?
- Isoascorbic acid
- D-Isoascorbic acid
- D-Araboascorbic acid
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3090, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2015
- EFSA’s 2016 re-evaluation of erythorbic acid (E 315) and sodium erythorbate (E 316) as food additives, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2016
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