ascorbates
Antioxidant compound salts
Ascorbates are salts or esters of ascorbic acid, better known as vitamin C.
Sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate appear in supplements and as food preservatives, offering the benefits of vitamin C with less acidity than pure ascorbic acid: The label listed sodium ascorbate among the ingredients.
Food and drink ingested
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- absorptionProcess of taking in
fruits · vegetables · citrus · kiwi · guava · acerola · rosehips · bell peppers
Enzyme-activating compound
- prolineCyclic non-essential amino acid
- lysineEssential amino acid
- redoxElectron transfer chemistry
- glutathioneSulfur-containing cellular antioxidant
biosynthesis · metabolism · cytochrome · flavonoids · oxidation-reduction
Substance enhancing edible products
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
- meat curingPreserving flesh through salt
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- fruit preservationMethods to store produce
Chemically reactive atomic fragments
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- synergistAgent enhancing combined effect
Sodium chloride crystals
- estersOrganic acid-alcohol derivatives
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- anionsNegatively charged atoms
- derivativesThings derived from another
dietary intake
Food and drink ingested
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- deficiencyLack of something needed
absorption · fruits · vegetables · citrus · kiwi · guava · acerola · rosehips · bell peppers · recommended daily allowance
cofactor
Enzyme-activating compound
glutathione · biosynthesis · metabolism · cytochrome · flavonoids · oxidation-reduction
food additive
Substance enhancing edible products
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
- meat curingPreserving flesh through salt
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
free radicals
Chemically reactive atomic fragments
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- synergistAgent enhancing combined effect
salts
Sodium chloride crystals
derivatives · isomers · crystalline · water-soluble · fat-soluble