Question

The optimal daily intake dose of Vitamin C is 0.4 g per day. How many moles of Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, C6H8O6, does that equal to?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary (LCSS) Datasheet

Molecular Formula:

C6H8O6 or HC6H7O6

Synonyms:

l-ascorbic acid

ascorbic acid

vitamin C

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L(+)-Ascorbic acid

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Molecular Weight:

176.12 g/mol

Dates:

Modify:

2020-05-30

Create:

2011-12-26

Description:

Ascorbic Acid is a natural water-soluble vitamin (Vitamin C). Ascorbic acid is a potent reducing and antioxidant agent that functions in fighting bacterial infections, in detoxifying reactions, and in the formation of collagen in fibrous tissue, teeth, bones, connective tissue, skin, and capillaries. Found in citrus and other fruits, and in vegetables, vitamin C cannot be produced or stored by humans and must be obtained in the diet. (NCI04)

NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water soluble vitamin found in citrus fruits and green vegetables and deficiency of which is the cause of scurvy. There is no evidence that vitamin C, in physiologic or in moderately high doses, causes acute liver injury or jaundice.

LiverTox

L-ascorbic acid is a white to very pale yellow crystalline powder with a pleasant sharp acidic taste. Almost odorless. (NTP, 1992)

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Answer 2

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Some 70 to 90 percent of usual dietary intakes of ascorbic acid (30 to 180 mg/day) are absorbed.