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Acidity and vitamin C in citrus juice

Acidity and vitamin C in citrus juice by acid/base and redox titrations




Chemical Structure of Vitamin C

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and L-ascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.  The disease scurvy is prevented and treated with vitamin C-containing foods or dietary supplements.  Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.  It is required for the functioning of several enzymes and is important for immune system function.  It also functions as an antioxidant.  Foods containing vitamin C include citrus fruits, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, raw bell peppers, and strawberries.  Prolonged storage or cooking may reduce vitamin C content in foods.

Acidity and vitamin C in refreshing drinks are titrated successively to quantify each component.

First, citric acid in the sample is titrated with sodium hydroxide using glass/reference combination electrode.



When titration of citric acid is completed, acetic acid is added to acidify the sample. The indicator electrode is switched to platinum electrode automatically and vitamin C is titrated with iodine

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In this method, two different components are analyzed successively using two types of indicator electrodes and titrants. While this method used iodine titration method for determining vitamin C, there is an alternative method called “indophenol method”. It must be noted that indophenol method may be specified depending on the type of samples.




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More about Vitamin C

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C

 

More about Titration

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titration

 


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