Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Calcium ascorbate with a content of threonate for use as a source of vitamin C in food supplements

EFSA Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

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Calcium ascorbate; Calcium ascorbate with a content of threonate; calcium ascorbate threonate; calcium threonate; CAS Registry Number. 5743 28 2; L ascorbic acid; L threonic acid; vitamin C

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EID: 85078385442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.491     Document Type: Article

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