Yes it's a food additive. It is used as an antioxidant and it is a color retention agent.
Ascorbic Acid is the chemical name for Vitamin C.
The scientific name for ascorbic acid is L-ascorbic acid.
Yes... cabbage do have ascorbic acid.
Ascorbic acid is not volatile.
No, citric acid and ascorbic acid have different effects on food preservation. Citric acid helps regulate acidity levels while ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant. It's best to use the recommended acid for canning tomatoes to ensure safety and quality.
L-ascorbic acid
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).
The active form of ascorbic acid is called L-ascorbic acid, which is the naturally occurring form of vitamin C that is biologically active in the body.
The chemical formula of ascorbic acid is C6H8O6.
Ascorbic acid acts like an acid because it is one.
Vitamin C is a weak acid. Its chemical name is ascorbic acid.
The common name of ascorbic acid is Vitamin C.