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|Section2= |Section7= }} Sodium erythorbate (C6H7NaO6) is a food additive used predominantly in meats, poultry, and soft drinks. Chemically, it is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid. When used in processed meat such as hot dogs and beef sticks, it increases the rate at which nitrite reduces to nitric oxide, thus facilitating a faster cure and retaining the pink coloring. As an antioxidant structurally related to vitamin C, it helps improve flavor stability and prevents the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines. When used as a food additive, its E number is E316.〔(Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers ), Food Standards Agency〕 The use of erythorbic acid and sodium erythorbate as a food preservative has increased greatly since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the use of sulfites as preservatives in foods intended to be eaten fresh (such as ingredients for fresh salads) and as food processors have responded to the fact that some people are allergic to sulfites.〔Hui YH. Handbook of Food Science, Technology and Engineering. CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8493-9848-7, p. 83-32〕 Sodium erythorbate is produced from sugars derived from different sources, such as beets, sugar cane, and corn.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Sodium Erythorbate ) 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Sodium Erythorbate (Archive Copy - Original not available?) )〕〔http://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB9421390.htm〕 An urban myth claims that sodium erythorbate is made from ground earthworms; however, there is no truth to the myth.〔(Sodium Erythorbate - is it an earthworm? ), Oregon Department of Agriculture〕 It is thought that the genesis of the legend comes from the similarity of the chemical name to the words ''earthworm'' and ''bait''.〔 Alternative applications include the development of additives that could be utilized as anti-oxidants in general. For instance, this substance has been implemented in the development of corrosion inhibitors for metals 〔Christensen RJ, Steimel LH, Oxygen scavenger for boiler water and method of use. US patent 4,891,141. 1990〕 and it has been implemented in active packaging.〔A. Garcia, J. Medina, Joven R, Alvarez O. Oxygen absorption kinetics of sodium erythorbate blends. In: Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society PPS 26th Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada; 01/2010.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sodium erythorbate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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