Active Ingredient:
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| Name | Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) |
| Description | A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant. [MeSH] |
| Related Names/Sources | Antioxidant; Ascorbic Acid; Ascorbyl Palmitate; Ester C; Ester C (Vitamin C and metabolites); Sodium Ascorbate; Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C, sodium salt); Vitamin C; Vitamin C Palmitate; Vitamin C Palmitate (Ascorbyl Palmitate) |
| Related products | Products that contain Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) |
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| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) [MedlinePlus] | |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) [AHRQ-Evidence Report 2] | |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) [NCI-Fact Sheet] | |
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