E300

Ascorbic acid

E Number E300
Name Ascorbic acid
Class Antioxidants
Groups Group I
Additional details Antioxidant
Origin Natural or synthetic
Common sources fruits and vegetables extraction
Common applications Pastry, bakery, biscuits, breakfast cereals, soft drinks, juices, sauces, olives, charcuterie, pizza, breads
Observations No adverse effects were observed. At high doses, may cause diarrhea and kidney stones
Evaluation Innocuous

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Conditions of use in food categories

Category Number Category Name Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
01.5 Dehydrated milk as defined by Directive 2001/114/ECquantum satis 
02.1 Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat)quantum satisonly cooking and/or frying purposes or the preparation of gravy
04.1.2 Peeled, cut and shredded fruit and vegetablesquantum satisonly refrigerated unprocessed fruit and vegetables ready for consumption and prepacked unprocessed and peeled potatoes
04.1.3 Frozen fruit and vegetablesquantum satis 
04.2.3 Canned or bottled fruit and vegetablesquantum satis 
04.2.4.2 Compote, excluding products covered by category 16quantum satis 
04.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/ECquantum satis 
04.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/ECquantum satis 
04.2.5.3 Other similar fruit or vegetable spreadsquantum satis 
06.2.1 Floursquantum satis 
06.4.1 Fresh pastaquantum satis 
06.4.3 Fresh pre-cooked pastaquantum satis 
07.1.1 Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, saltquantum satis 
07.1.2 Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerekquantum satis 
08.1.2 Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004quantum satisonly gehakt and prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat
08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meatquantum satisonly foie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras / Libamáj, libamáj egészben, libamáj tömbben
09.1.1 Unprocessed fishquantum satis 
09.1.2 Unprocessed molluscs and crustaceansquantum satis 
13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19)200E 300, E 301 and E 302 are authorised individually or in combination, levels expressed as ascorbic acidonly fat-containing cereal-based foods including biscuits and rusks and baby foods
13.1.3 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Commission Directive 2006/125/EC (19)300E 300, E 301 and E 302 are authorised individually or in combination, levels expressed as ascorbic acidonly fruit — and vegetable based drinks, juices and baby foods
14.1.2 Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable juicesquantum satis 
14.1.3 Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar productsquantum satis 
14.2.1 Beer and malt beveragesquantum satis