Ascorbic Acid 60%

Watson's Encapsulated Ascorbic acid is a white to off white, free flowing powder.  Each gram of encapsulated material contains 600 mg of Ascorbic Acid USP completely encompassed in a protective matrix.

Watson's encapsulated Ascorbic Acid  is an excellent source of Vitamin C.  Watson's specialized encapsulation prevents the Vitamin C from interacting with other components or ingredients.  Watson's encapsulated form of Vitamin C is significantly more stable, increasing shelf life and reducing the overages needed.  Taste masking and odor minimization is also achieved. 

Widely used in fortification of breakfast cereals, snack foods, health foods, medical foods,powdered beverages, infant feeding products, tablets and capsules.

Benefits: Watson's encapsulated vitamins and minerals afford the benefits of increased stability, prolonged shelf life and reduction of overages, resulting in significant cost savings.  Furthermore the vitamins and minerals are effectively protected from reactions with other ingredients in the blend or finished product.  In this way, even the most sensitive or oxygen reactive ingredients can be effectively protected from the atmosphere.  A higher level of customer appeal is achieved through taste masking and minimization of unpleasant odors.  An additional benefit offered by Watson's encapsulated ingredients, is a superior free flowing characteristics.