Ascorbic acid shine bitamin mai narkewa mai ruwa, mai suna L- (+) -sualose nau'in 2,3,4,5, 6-pentahydroxy-2-hexenoide-4-lactone, wanda kuma aka sani da L-ascorbic acid, tsarin kwayoyin C6H8O6 , Nauyin kwayoyin 176.12.
Ascorbic Acid yawanci yana da laushi, wani lokacin allura-kamar monoclinic crystal, mara wari, ɗanɗano mai tsami, mai narkewa cikin ruwa, tare da sakewa mai ƙarfi.Shiga cikin tsarin tsarin rayuwa mai rikitarwa na jiki, zai iya inganta haɓakawa da haɓaka juriya ga cututtuka, ana iya amfani da shi azaman kari na abinci mai gina jiki, antioxidant, kuma ana iya amfani dashi azaman haɓakar gari na alkama.Koyaya, wuce haddi na ascorbic acid ba shi da kyau ga lafiya, amma cutarwa, don haka yana buƙatar amfani mai ma'ana.Ana amfani da ascorbic acid azaman reagent na nazari a cikin dakin gwaje-gwaje, kamar wakili mai ragewa, wakili na masking, da sauransu.