0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the effects of ascorbic acid and citric acid in browning?
Both delay the browning process that occurs on some fruits and vegetables.
What are the effects of ascorbic acid and citric acid in browning food?
Covering the food with citric acid prevents browning because the acid reduced the pH below the optimum level for the enzyme (polyphenoloxidase) to catalyze the oxidative enzymatic browning reaction. Covering the food in ascorbic acid also prevents browning because ascorbic acid is an antioxidant which interferes with the browning reaction by preventing the intermediate products from being converted into melanins (the brown pigment).
What are the effects of ascorbic acid and citric acid on browning?
The reason ascorbic acid and citric acid cause fruits to brown is because of the interaction between the acids and the phenolic content of the vegetable. The best way to keep your fruits from browning is to keep them away from other foods that contain these types of acids, such as citrus fruits.
What would be the effects of the reagents such as ascorbic acid and control buffer be on the browning process?
prevents food from browning
Is ascorbic acid different from citric acid?
Yes, they are two different compounds ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin- C while citric acid is not a vitamin.
For allergy reasons is ascorbic acid citrus?
Citrus fruits contain both citric acid and ascorbic acid.
Can you substitute citric acid for ascorbic acid in canning tomatoes?
yes:)
Why didn't the squeezed limes work to prevent scurvy?
it is the ascorbic or citric acid a the ascorbic comes from vitamin c or the citric acid from the fruit which gives it the sour taste
What acid is found in orange juice?
Citric acid Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
How much citrus acid in a tomato?
Tomatoes contain ascorbic acid, but not citric acid.
Acid in orange fruit?
The most common acid in apple juice is malic acid. The most common acid is orange juice is ascorbic acid. It also has much citric acid. The most common acid in grape juice is tartaric acid.
Is citric acid vitamin c?
Ascorbic Acid is C6H8O6 Citric Acid is C6H8O7
