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Ascorbic Acid
CAS No.:50-81-7 vitamin c vitamin c Other Names:Ascorbic Acid MF:C6H8O6, C6H8O6 EINECS No.:200-066-2

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


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.

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