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Sodium ascorbyl phosphate

CAS 129680-32-6 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

913083-50-8 · 1089177-99-0 · 66170-10-3

Sodium ascorbyl phosphate chemical structure

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Sodium ascorbyl phosphate in plain language

What it is

Also known as L-ascorbic acid, 2-MONOPHOSPHATE, trisodium salt · Sodium ascorbyl monophosphate · Trisodium ASCORBATE-2-PHOSPHATE · 2-phospho-l-ascorbic acid trisodium salt · AA2P · Ascorbic acid phosphate sodium salt

Show all 15 names

L-Ascorbic acid 2-phosphate trisodium · L-Ascorbic acid 2-phosphate trisodium salt · L-Ascorbic acid, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate), sodium salt (1:3) · L-ascorbic acid, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate), trisodium salt · Sodium L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate · Sodium ascorbyl phosphate/SAP · UNII-836SJG51DR · sodium ascorbate 2-phosphate · sodium ascorbyl phoshate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. L-Ascorbic acid, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate), trisodium salt.

  • Antioxidant
Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 896 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium ascorbyl phosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveL-Ascorbic acid, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate), trisodium salt
    • L-Ascorbic acid, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate), trisodium saltSource →
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium calcium ascorbyl phosphate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate) as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by DSM Nutritional Products Ltd (EFSA FEEDAP)
    • Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium calcium ascorbyl phosphate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate) as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by DSM Nutritional Products Ltd (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 896 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 896 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium calcium ascorbyl phosphate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate) as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by DSM Nutritional Products Ltd (EFSA FEEDAP)

      2013 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sodium ascorbyl phosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 25, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (1)

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium ascorbyl phosphate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

896

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

Antioxidant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium ascorbyl phosphate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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