Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) (315)
Synonyms: Isoascorbic acid, D-araboascorbic acid
Functional Classes: Antioxidant
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GSFA Provisions for Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid)
N°
Food Category
Max Level
Notes
08.1.2.0
GMP
281: For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only.
N°
08.1.2.0
Food Category
Max Level
GMP
Notes
281: For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only.
09.1.2.0
GMP
390: For use as an antioxidant for non-standardized food and for raw chilled shucked mollusks conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).
XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).
XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).
N°
09.1.2.0
Food Category
Max Level
GMP
Notes
390: For use as an antioxidant for non-standardized food and for raw chilled shucked mollusks conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008).
XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).
XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).
09.2.2.0
GMP
139: For use in mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms only.
XS166: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).
N°
09.2.2.0
Max Level
GMP
Notes
139: For use in mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms only.
XS166: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets – Breaded or in Batter (CODEX STAN 166-1989).
09.2.1.0
GMP
308: For use in raw mollusks only.
392: For non-standardized food and for products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008): for use as an antioxidant for raw frozen molluscs.
XS165: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).
XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).
XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995).
XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).
XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).
XS36: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981).
XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981).
XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).
N°
09.2.1.0
Max Level
GMP
Notes
308: For use in raw mollusks only.
392: For non-standardized food and for products conforming to the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs (CODEX STAN 292-2008): for use as an antioxidant for raw frozen molluscs.
XS165: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks of Fish Fillet, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh (CODEX STAN 165-1989).
XS190: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).
XS191: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid (CODEX STAN 191-1995).
XS312: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Live Abalone and for Raw Fresh Chilled or Frozen Abalone for Direct Consumption or for Further Processing (CODEX STAN 312-2013).
XS315: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).
XS36: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Uneviscerated and Eviscerated (CODEX STAN 36-1981).
XS92: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps and Prawns (CODEX STAN 92-1981).
XS95: Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters (CODEX STAN 95-1981).
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GSFA Table 3 Provisions
Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) is a food additive that is included in Table 3, and as such may be used in the following foods under the conditions of good manufacturing practices (GMP) as outlined in the Preamble of the Codex GSFA. Although not listed below, Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) could also be used in heat-treated butter milk of food category 01.1.1 and spices of food category 12.2.1.
Note that food categories listed in the Annex to Table 3 were excluded accordingly.
Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) is acceptable in foods conforming to the following commodity standards: CS 88-1981, CS 89-1981, CS 96-1981, CS 97-1981, CS 98-1981.
Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic acid) is a: Acidity regulator, Antioxidant.
Any Acidity regulator listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 291-2010.
Any Antioxidant listed in Table 3 can be acceptable for use in all products conforming to CS 117-1981, CS 319-2015 (canned mangoes only), CS 256-2007.
N°
Food Category
01.1.4.0
N°
01.1.4.0
Food Category
01.3.0.0
N°
01.3.0.0
Food Category
01.4.3.0
N°
01.4.3.0
Food Category
01.4.4.0
N°
01.4.4.0
Food Category
N°
01.5.0.0
01.6.1.0
N°
01.6.1.0
Food Category
01.6.2.0
N°
01.6.2.0
Food Category
01.6.4.0
N°
01.6.4.0
Food Category
01.6.5.0
N°
01.6.5.0
Food Category
N°
01.7.0.0
N°
01.8.1.0
Food Category
N°
02.2.2.0
Food Category
N°
02.4.0.0
N°
03.0.0.0
Food Category
04.1.2.0
N°
04.1.2.0
Food Category
05.0.0.0
N°
05.0.0.0
Food Category
N°
06.3.0.0
Food Category
N°
06.4.3.0
Food Category
N°
06.5.0.0
N°
06.6.0.0
N°
06.7.0.0
N°
06.8.0.0
07.0.0.0
N°
07.0.0.0
Food Category
N°
08.2.0.0
N°
08.3.0.0
Food Category
N°
08.4.0.0
Food Category
N°
09.3.0.0
N°
10.2.3.0
Food Category
N°
10.3.0.0
10.4.0.0
N°
10.4.0.0
Food Category
N°
11.6.0.0
12.2.2.0
N°
12.2.2.0
Food Category
12.3.0.0
N°
12.3.0.0
Food Category
12.4.0.0
N°
12.4.0.0
Food Category
12.5.0.0
N°
12.5.0.0
Food Category
12.6.0.0
N°
12.6.0.0
Food Category
12.8.0.0
N°
12.8.0.0
Food Category
N°
12.9.0.0
Food Category
N°
12.10.0.0
Food Category
N°
13.3.0.0
N°
13.4.0.0
13.6.0.0
N°
13.6.0.0
Food Category
14.2.1.0
N°
14.2.1.0
Food Category
14.2.2.0
N°
14.2.2.0
Food Category
14.2.4.0
N°
14.2.4.0
Food Category
14.2.5.0
N°
14.2.5.0
Food Category
N°
14.2.6.0
15.0.0.0
N°
15.0.0.0
Food Category
16.0.0.0
N°
16.0.0.0