Food Safety Substance
Isoascorbic acidE315
Isoascorbic acid (E315) is a food additive with PUBLISHED in the EU, GRAS in the US, and data from 7 regulatory sources.
Substance Identity
Resolved identifiers used to render this food-safety record.
Multi-Jurisdiction Comparison
Side-by-side status rows for the same resolved substance across public food regulators.
| Jurisdiction | Authority | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | EU Commission | PUBLISHED | EU additive listing; Annex II entry |
| Codex | Codex Alimentarius | Listed | Antioxidant |
EU Food Additive Status
EU Commission food-additive listing rows from eu_food_additives.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Status | Type | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E315 | PUBLISHED | substanceFAD | Erythorbic acid | - |
EU Annex II Authorised Uses
Authorised additive rows and use conditions from EU Annex II tables.
| Jurisdiction | E-number | Name | INS | Policy item | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | E315 | Erythorbic acid | - | POL-FAD-IMPORT-3090 | - |
Conditions and restrictions
| Jurisdiction | Food category | Restriction | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 8.3.1 Non-heat-treated processed meat | ML 500 mg/kg | only cured products and preserved products | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.3.2 Heat-treated processed meat | ML 500 mg/kg | only cured meat products and preserved meat products | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.1.1 Unprocessed fish | ML 1500 mg/kg | only frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 1500 mg/kg | only preserved and semi-preserved fish products | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 9.3 fish roe | ML 1500 mg/kg | only preserved and semi-preserved fish products | EU Annex II Union List |
| European Union | 8.3.2 Heat-treated processed meat | ML 500 mg/kg | only cured meat products and preserved meat products | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.1.1 Unprocessed fish | ML 1500 mg/kg | only frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.2 Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans | ML 1500 mg/kg | only preserved and semi-preserved fish products | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 9.3 fish roe | ML 1500 mg/kg | only preserved and semi-preserved fish products | EU Food Additives Database |
| European Union | 8.3.1 Non-heat-treated processed meat | ML 500 mg/kg | only cured products and preserved products | EU Food Additives Database |
Codex GSFA Status
Codex Alimentarius GSFA permissions and maximum-use rows.
| Jurisdiction | INS / E-number | Function | Food category | Max level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | 315 | Antioxidant | 08.1.2 Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted | GMP | For use in fresh minced meat which contains other ingredients apart from comminuted meat only. |
| Codex | 315 | Antioxidant | 09.1.2 Fresh mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Fresh and Quick Frozen Raw Scallop Products (CODEX STAN 315-2014).; For use as an antioxidant for non-standardized food and for... |
| Codex | 315 | Antioxidant | 09.2.1 Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | For use in raw mollusks only.; Excluding products conforming to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets (CODEX STAN 190-1995).; Excluding products conforming to the Standard... |
| Codex | 315 | Antioxidant | 09.2.2 Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms | GMP | 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).; For use in... |
| Codex | 315 | Antioxidant | 14.2.3 Grape wines | GMP | The maximum level of the additive in grape wine set as Good Manufacturing Practice must not result in (i) the modification of the natural and essential characteristics of the wine... |
JECFA ADI Values
JECFA ADI records and evaluation years.
| Jurisdiction | Chemical name | JECFA no. | CAS | ADI | ADI upper | Function | Evaluation year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JECFA | ERYTHORBIC ACID | - | 89-65-6 | NOT SPECIFIED | - | ANTIOXIDANT | 1990 |
| JECFA | ISOASCORBIC ACID | - | - | no_data | - | - | 1990 |
Cross-Reference to Cosmetics / Chemicals / Pharma
Same-CAS public rows from adjacent Roots verticals where available.
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
This substance has different regulatory treatment across food, cosmetics, and industrial use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Food-use, safety, ADI, and cross-vertical answers mirrored into FAQPage JSON-LD.
What is Isoascorbic acid used for in food?
Isoascorbic acid appears in food-use rows as: Antioxidant; Antioxidant.
Is Isoascorbic acid / E315 safe?
This page does not assign a standalone safety verdict; it renders public regulatory evidence. ADI/reference value: ADI 6 mg/kg bw/day. EU status evidence: PUBLISHED. US/FDA evidence: GRAS.
What is the ADI for Isoascorbic acid?
Isoascorbic acid has this ADI/reference value in the food-safety tables: ADI 6 mg/kg bw/day. Source: food_substances.
Is Isoascorbic acid also used in cosmetics?
Isoascorbic acid has a same-CAS cosmetics cross-reference: Erythorbic Acid, EU status permitted.