Ascorbic Acid o se vai-soluble vaitamini, chemically igoa L-(+) -sualose type 2,3,4,5, 6-pentahydroxy-2-hexenoide-4-lactone, e taʻua foi o le L-ascorbic acid, molecular formula C6H8O6 , mamafa mole 176.12.
O le Ascorbic Acid e masani ona pa'u, o nisi taimi e pei o ni nila tioata monoclinic, leai se manogi, tofo oona, solu i le vai, ma malosi fa'aitiitia.Auai i le faʻalavelave faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi o le tino, e mafai ona faʻaleleia le tuputupu aʻe ma faʻaleleia le tetee atu i faʻamaʻi, e mafai ona faʻaaogaina e fai ma meaʻai, antioxidant, e mafai foi ona faʻaaogaina e fai ma faʻaleleia le falaoamata saito.Ae ui i lea, o le tele o faʻaopoopoga o le Ascorbic Acid e le lelei mo le soifua maloloina, ae faʻaleagaina, o lea e manaʻomia ai le faʻaoga talafeagai.Ascorbic Acid e faʻaaogaina e avea o se suʻesuʻega suʻesuʻe i totonu o fale suʻesuʻe, e pei o le faʻaitiitia o le sui, masking agent, ma isi.