A preservative and antioxidant used in frozen fruit, particularly sliced peaches, frozen fish dip, dry milk, and ale, flavoring oils, apple juices, soft drinks, fluid milk, candy, artificially sweetened jellies and preserves, canned mushrooms, cooked, cured, pulverized meat food products, pork is cured or packed. Vitamin C is necessary for normal teeth, bones and blood vessels. A white or slightly yellow powder.