in the box there are ingredients printed like water, apple juice etc...ascorbic acid
what is the role of ascorbic acid in packaged juice
2007-03-25 18:20:01 · 4 answers · asked by bithisha 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Ascorbic acid is an organic acid with antioxidant properties. Its appearance is white to light yellow crystals or powder. It is water soluble. The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid is commonly known as vitamin C. The name is derived from a- and scorbuticus (Scurvy) as a shortage of this molecule may lead to scurvy. In 1937 the Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded to Walter Haworth for his work in determining the structure of ascorbic acid (shared with Paul Karrer, who received his award for work on vitamins), and the prize for Physiology or Medicine that year went to Albert Szent-Györgyi for his studies of the biological functions of L-ascorbic acid. At the time of its discovery in the 1920s it was called hexuronic acid by some researchers
2007-03-26 01:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by SURESH R SABAPATHY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually ascorbic acid is add so the drink has more vitamin C.
2007-03-26 01:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mark A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's vitamin C. As a food additive, vitamin C is used as an antioxidant preservative and an acidity regulator.
2007-03-26 01:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by greymatter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing more than vitamin c which may help to preserve your apple juice, and possibly make it a bit more nutritious.
2007-03-26 01:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋