Sodium Ascorbate is the sodium salt of Ascorbic Acid, available as white to slightly yellow crystalline powder. It’s widely used as antioxidant and acidity regulator (with E number E301) in food and beverage for its antioxidant effect and nutritional value.
Yes. Sodium Ascorbate is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide better appearance and longer shelf-life to processed food.
To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Sodium Ascorbateis an ascorbate salt which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Sodium Ascorbate are ascorbic acid and sodium hydroxide; Sodium Ascorbate barely includes gluten impurity. So, Sodium Ascorbate is gluten free.
Sodium Ascorbate is widely used in food and beverage to provide better appearance and longer shelf-life to processed food. Sodium Ascorbate is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.
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