Ascorbic Acid

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Ascorbic Acid

· Type:Antioxidants

· CAS No:50-81-7

· Qty in 20' FCL:22MT

· Min. Order:3000KG

 

Specification

ITEM

STANDARD

Appearance

White or  almost  white crystal  or  crystalline powder

Identification  

Positive

Melting point 

191 ℃  ~  192℃ 

pH (5%,  w/v)  

2.2 ~   2.5 

pH (2%,w/v)  

2.4 ~   2.8 

Specific optical  rotation 

+20.5°  ~  +21.5°  

Clarity  of  solution

Clear 

Heavy metals

≤0.0003% 

Assay (as C 6H 8O6, %) 

99.0  ~  100.5 

Copper

≤3 mg/kg

Iron

≤2 mg/kg

Mercury

≤1 mg/kg 

Arsenic

≤2 mg/kg 

Lead

≤2 mg/kg

Oxalic acid

≤0.2%

Loss   on drying

≤0.1%

Sulphated ash

≤ 0.1%

Residual solvents (as methanol)

≤ 500  mg/kg 

Total  plate count (cfu/g)

≤ 1000

Yeasts  & molds (cfu/g)

≤ 100  

Escherichia.  Coli/g 

Absence 

Salmonella/  25g 

Absence 

Staphylococcus aureus/ 25g 

Absence 

 

Details

Ascorbic Acid  is a white or slightly yellow crystals or powder,a little acid.m.p.190℃-192℃,easily soluble in water,a little soluble in alcohol and uneasily soluble in Ether and chlorofom and other organic solvent.In solid state it is stable in air.Its water solution is easliy mutated when it meets with air.

Usage: In the pharmaceutical industry,can be used to treat  scurvy and various acute and chronic infections diseases,are applicable to the lack of VC,

In the food industry,it can both use as nutrition-al supplements,supplementary VC in food processing,and also is good Antioxidants in food preservation,widely used in meat products,,fermented flour products,beer,tea dtinks, fruit juice,canned fruit,canned meat and so on;also commonly used in cosmetics,feed additives and other industrial areas.