Happy Birthday (sort of) to Vitamin C

Happy Birthday (sort of) to Vitamin C

If you’ve noticed today’s Google Doodle, it depicts oranges and strawberries. Clicking on the link takes you to the Wikipedia page for one Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986), who discovered vitamin C in the early 1930′s. He even got a Nobel Prize for it. … Continue reading

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Twelve Quick Facts about Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, and Vitamin C

Twelve Quick Facts about Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, and Vitamin C

Many people reading product ingredient lists see these three names quite often. What’s the connection between them, and why do they appear so often in processed foods? Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow

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