Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII X5523762RI · registered name POTASSIUM ASCORBATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM ASCORBATEINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 15421-15-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-432-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80165560
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9088051
- IUPAC
- Potassium (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate (non-preferred name)
- Molecular formula
- C6H7KO6
- Molecular weight
- 214.214 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard