Antioxidant · Ingredients & raw materials
Ascorbic acid (INS 300)
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Vitamin C used as an antioxidant to stop browning and flavour loss in fruit juices, pulps, canned fruit, beverages and processed meat, and as a flour improver in bread. FSSAI permits it at GMP in most categories; it is also used as a vitamin C source in fortified foods.
Grade 2
- Food grade (FCC)
- Pharma grade (IP/BP/USP)
Form 2
- Fine powder (100 mesh)
- Crystalline (40 to 80 mesh)
Pack size 3
- 1 kg pouch
- 5 kg pack
- 25 kg carton
Spec
- INS number
- 300
- CAS number
- 50-81-7
- Formula
- C6H8O6
- Appearance
- White to slightly yellow crystals or powder
- Assay
- 99.0 to 100.5%
- Solubility
- Freely soluble in water
- Standard met
- FSSAI, FCC, IP, BP, USP
- Typical use level
- GMP, often 100 to 500 mg/kg
- Shelf life
- 24 to 36 months
- Storage
- Cool, dry, protected from light; darkens on exposure
- Usual minimum
- 25 kg
- HSN code
- 29362700
- GST
- 18%
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