Detailed Product Description
Product Name:Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid
Usage and Application:Ascorbic Acid, also known as Vitamin C, is a vitamin that human body can notproduce on its own. Ascorbic Acid can be used as antioxidants. Antioxidants arefood ingredients and food additives that act as preservatives by inhibiting theeffects of oxygen on food, and can be beneficial to health. And foodingredients and food additives become more and more important in our dailylife.
Specifications:
Name | Ascorbic Acid |
CAS No. | 50-81-7 |
Chemical Formula | C6H8O6 |
Specification | BP 2004/ USP 29 / FCC V |
Packing | In 25kg cartons |
Functional use | Antioxidant |
Items | Specifications |
Appearance | White crystalline powder |
Identification | Positive reaction |
Melting point | About 190 °C |
Specific rotation | +20.5 --- +21.5 o |
PH value | 2.1 - 2.6 |
Clarity of solution | Clear |
Colour of solution | BY7 max |
Heavy metals | 10 ppm max |
Copper | 5 ppm max |
Iron | 2 ppm max |
Assay(on dried basis) | 99.0 - 100.5% |
Residue on ignition | 0.1% max |
Organic volatile impurities | Conforms |
Oxalic Acid | 0.2% max |