Ascorbic acid

Mineral ascorbates are salts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). They are powders manufactured by reacting ascorbic acid with mineral carbonates in aqueous solutions, venting the carbon dioxide, drying the reaction product, and then milling the dried product to the desired particle size. L-Ascorbic acid structure. ... L-Ascorbic acid structure. ... This article deals with the molecule ascorbic acid in General, for the nutrient see Vitamin C Ascorbic acid is an organic acid with antioxidant properties. ... Carbonate is an anion with a charge of -2 and an empirical formula of CO32-. For an aqueous solution, carbonate exists in three forms. ... Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ...

The choice of the mineral carbonates can be calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate, or many other mineral forms. Ascorbates are highly reactive antioxidants used as food preservatives. Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Potassium carbonate is a white salt, soluble in water (insoluble in alcohol), which forms a strongly alkaline solution. ... Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), or sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as baking soda and bicarbonate of soda, is a soluble white anhydrous or crystalline chemical compound, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. ... Magnesium carbonate, also known as the mineral magnesite when found in nature, is a chemical compound with a variety of uses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Ascorbate salts may be better tolerated than the correspoding weakly acidic ascorbic acid.

Examples of mineral ascorbates are:

• Sodium ascorbate (E301)
• Calcium ascorbate (E302)
• Potassium ascorbate (E303)
• Magnesium ascorbate

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See also

• Vitamin C