Industrial ascorbic acid production

The synthesis of ascorbic acid was achieved by Reichstein in 1933, followed by industrial production of ascorbic acid two years later by Roche. Today, vitamin C identical to that occurring in nature is produced on a very large industrial scale. One of the world’s leading ascorbic acid production centers is that of DSM Nutritional Products in Dalry, Scotland, UK.

The ultimate raw material for the production of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is corn or wheat. This is converted via starch to glucose by specialist companies, and then to sorbitol. We produce the pure final products from sorbitol in a series of biotechnical, chemical processing and purification steps.

Vitamin C crystal in polarized light

• About DSM
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• Vitamin C
• Chemical and physical properties of Ascorbic Acid
• History of vitamin C
• Vitamin C functions
• Dietary sources of vitamin C
• Stability
• Interactions
• Vitamin C deficiency
• Disease prevention and therapeutic use
• Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
• Vitamin C safety
• Animal and Human Supplements and Food Fortification
• Food technological uses and applications
• Industrial ascorbic acid production
• DSM Nutritional products' Vitamin C