E316 (Sodium erythorbate) is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid.

What it is used for and where

Food

Ingredient listed in the European food additives list as E316, antioxidant.

Cosmetics

Antioxidant agent. Ingredient that counteracts oxidative stress and prevents cell damage. Free radicals, pathological inflammatory processes, reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species are responsible for the ageing process and many diseases caused by oxidation.

CAS        6381-77-7

EC number    228-973-9