Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses

Vitamin C is one of the most important vitamins in human nutrition. However, the complexity of food matrices and the degradation of this vitamin pose huge challenges during analysis. The chemistry (spectral and physical properties), uses, and analytic methods for the determination of vitamin C are h...

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Main Authors: Sui, Kiat Chang, Ismail, Amin, Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan
Other Authors: Caballero, Benjamin
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52685/
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description Vitamin C is one of the most important vitamins in human nutrition. However, the complexity of food matrices and the degradation of this vitamin pose huge challenges during analysis. The chemistry (spectral and physical properties), uses, and analytic methods for the determination of vitamin C are highlighted, along with the strategies used by various researchers to prevent vitamin oxidation during sample extraction. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of different analytic methods, traditional and modern, are also discussed.
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spelling upm-526852021-09-04T23:52:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52685/ Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses Sui, Kiat Chang Ismail, Amin Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan Vitamin C is one of the most important vitamins in human nutrition. However, the complexity of food matrices and the degradation of this vitamin pose huge challenges during analysis. The chemistry (spectral and physical properties), uses, and analytic methods for the determination of vitamin C are highlighted, along with the strategies used by various researchers to prevent vitamin oxidation during sample extraction. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of different analytic methods, traditional and modern, are also discussed. Academic Press Caballero, Benjamin Finglas, Paul M. Toldrá, Fidel 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52685/1/Ascorbic%20.pdf Sui, Kiat Chang and Ismail, Amin and Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan (2016) Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses. In: Encyclopedia of Food and Health. Academic Press, London, United Kingdom, pp. 275-284. ISBN 0123849470/9780123849472; EISBN: 9780123849533 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123849472000441 10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00044-1
spellingShingle Sui, Kiat Chang
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title Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses
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title_fullStr Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses
title_full_unstemmed Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses
title_short Ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses
title_sort ascorbic acid: properties, determination and uses
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