sodium ascorbate

Sodium ascorbate is an organic sodium salt resulting from the replacement of the proton from the 3-hydroxy group of ascorbic acid by a sodium ion. It has a role as a coenzyme, a reducing agent, a flour treatment agent, a plant metabolite, a human metabolite, a food antioxidant and a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is a vitamin C and an organic sodium salt. It contains a L-ascorbate.