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Yes it's a food additive. It is used as an antioxidant and it is a color retention agent.
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What is another name for vitamin C?
Ascorbic Acid is the chemical name for Vitamin C.
Do cabbage have ascorbic acid?
Yes... cabbage do have ascorbic acid.
Are ascorbic acid tablets volatile?
Ascorbic acid is not volatile.
Which is the active form of ascorbic acid?
l-ascorbic acid
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 is the formula of the ascorbic acid?
The chemical formula of ascorbic acid is C6H8O6.
What is Ascorbic Acid?
Ascorbic acid the chemical name of Vitamin C.
What is the scientific name for ascorbic acid?
Vitamin C is L-ascorbic acid
Why ascorbic acid act like acide?
Ascorbic acid acts like an acid because it is one.
Is vitamine c an acid or base?
ascorbic acid
Which is the common name of ascorbic acid?
The common name of ascorbic acid is Vitamin C.
What is the pronoun of Ascorbic?
The word 'ascorbic' is part of the compound noun 'ascorbic acid'. The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'ascorbic acid' is it.Example: Ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C, is essential to health. It is found in many fruits and vegetables.
