Calcium ascorbate

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

General Information

Chemical nameCalcium ascorbate
E No.E 302
INS.302
CAS number5743-27-1
GroupNo
Component of the group Group I, Additives (Group I)

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Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):
category(ies) Individual restriction(s)/exception(s) footnote
  • Peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetables (4.1.2)(legislation:438/2013, applicable as from 03/06/2013)
  • quantum satis , only prepacked refrigerated unprocessed fruit and vegetables ready for consumption and prepacked unprocessed and peeled potatoes
  • Frozen fruit and vegetables (4.1.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables (4.2.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Compote, excluding products covered by category 16 (4.2.4.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Flours (6.2.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven,salt (7.1.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Unprocessed fish (9.1.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Unprocessed molluscs and crustaceans (9.1.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • quantum satis
  • Pain courant francais; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek (7.1.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • quantum satis , only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek
  • Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC (13.1.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • ML = 200 mg/kg , only fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks and baby foods

  • ML = 300 mg/kg , only fruit - and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods
  • 18 E 300, E 301 and E 302 are authorised individually or in combination, levels expressed as ascorbic acid
  • Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (8.2)(legislation:601/2014, applicable as from 25/06/2014)
  • quantum satis , only gehakt, prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID54740489
IUPAC Namecalcium;(2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-4-olate
InChIInChI=1S/2C6H8O6.Ca/c2*7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5;/h2*2,5,7-10H,1H2;/q;;+2/p-2/t2*2-,5+;/m00./s1
InChI KeyBLORRZQTHNGFTI-ZZMNMWMASA-L
Canonical SMILESC(C(C1C(=C(C(=O)O1)[O-])O)O)O.C(C(C1C(=C(C(=O)O1)[O-])O)O)O.[Ca+2]
Molecular FormulaC12H14O12Ca·2H2O
Wikipediacalcium ascorbate

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight390.31
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count6
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count12
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity232.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B w P A A A A A g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Q I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S g g A I A C A A A B g C I A A D Q C A I A A A A g I A A A C A B A A E g B F A A A I A A C U A A F w A A L I Q J A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area220.0
Monoisotopic Mass390.011
Exact Mass390.011
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count25
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count4
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassDihydrofurans
SubclassFuranones
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentButenolides
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkNot available
Substituents2-furanone - Enoate ester - Alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic ester - Vinylogous acid - Carboxylic acid ester - Lactone - Secondary alcohol - Organic calcium salt - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Oxacycle - Organic oxide - Organic zwitterion - Organic oxygen compound - Primary alcohol - Organooxygen compound - Alcohol - Carbonyl group - Organic salt - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as butenolides. These are dihydrofurans with a carbonyl group at the C2 carbon atom.

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