Vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid PURE Food Grade GMO Free
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Vitamin C, Pure - 90g
Other names
Ascorbic Acid, L-ascorbic acid, Ascorbate
Specification
CAS Number 50-81-7
EC Number 200-066-2
E number E300
Chemical formula C6H8O6
Solubility in water 330g/l (20 °C)
Ascorbic acid, vitamin C, E300 (acidum ascorbicum) – organic compound
belongs to a group of unsaturated polyols. It’s necessary to living
organisms for functioning. It’s a vitamin therefore for humans and
animals it needs to be delivered with food. E300 is also an antioxidant
used as a food additive.
Ascorbic acid naturally occurs as a compound with L configuration in the
side chain and with D configuration in the furan formation. Under
methanolic NaOH solution ascorbic acid goes through the process of
epimerization to erythroboic acid (E315) which can be differentiated due
to different side chain configuration. The L-ascorbic acid is sometimes
mistakenly called ‘levorotatory vitamin C’ due to its relative
configuration confused with optical rotation. In fact, L-ascorbic acid
turns polarised light wave to the right. The D-ascorbic acid, on the
other hand, is an antioxidant, but it has no biological function – it
does not work as a cofactor, therefore it is not a vitamin.