VC 有很多種化學存在形式,並非隻有非結合態的酸一種形態。事實上水溶性的酸和鹽在溶液裏是一樣的,呈現的是酸根離子
- E300 ascorbic acid (approved for use as a food additive in the EU,[109] U.S.[110] and Australia and New Zealand)[111]
- E301 sodium ascorbate (approved for use as a food additive in the EU,[109] U.S.[112] and Australia and New Zealand)[111]
- E302 calcium ascorbate (approved for use as a food additive in the EU,[109] U.S.[110] and Australia and New Zealand)[111]
- E303 potassium ascorbate (approved in Australia and New Zealand,[111] but not in U.S.)
- E304 fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid such as ascorbyl palmitate (approved for use as a food additive in the EU,[109] U.S.[110] and Australia and New Zealand)[111]
The stereoisomers of Vitamin C have a similar effect in food despite their lack of efficacy in humans. They include erythorbic acid and its sodium salt (E315, E316).[109]