Ascorbic acid bụ vitamin soluble mmiri, nke aha ya bụ L- (+) -sualose ụdị 2,3,4,5, 6-pentahydroxy-2-hexenoide-4-lactone, nke a makwaara dị ka L-ascorbic acid, usoro molecular C6H8O6. , molekụla arọ 176.12.
Ascorbic acid na-adịkarị nro, mgbe ụfọdụ agịga dị ka monoclinic kristal, enweghị isi, uto utoojoo, na-agbaze na mmiri, na-enwe ike ịmaliteghachi.Isonye na usoro metabolic dị mgbagwoju anya nke ahụ, nwere ike ịkwalite uto ma welie iguzogide ọrịa, enwere ike iji ya mee ihe mgbakwunye nri, antioxidant, nwekwara ike iji dị ka ntụ ọka ọka wit.Agbanyeghị, mgbakwunye oke nke ascorbic acid adịghị mma maka ahụike mana ọ na-emerụ ahụ, yabụ ọ chọrọ iji ezi uche mee ihe.A na-eji ascorbic acid dị ka onye na-ahụ maka nyocha na ụlọ nyocha, dị ka onye na-ebelata ihe, onye na-ahụ maka ihe mkpuchi, wdg.