Property:

Usually flaky, sometimes needle-like monoclinic crystals, odorless, sour taste, soluble in water, with strong reducibility.

Usage:

1. In the food industry, it is used for fruit and vegetable preservation, anti-browning and fat oxidation.

2. Can be used as reducing agent, masking agent, chromatographic analysis reagent.

3. Medically, used as a treatment for scurvy, preparations, etc.