Ascorbic Acid Powder V065 Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid is an essential water soluble vitamin that cannot be stored in the body & therefore needs to be adequately replaced daily. Recommended Intake 12 grams daily sprinkled over food taking it as a food supplement or take as directed by a practitioner. Much of the vitamin C in a meal may be excreted within a few hours. Unlike most other animals we cannot manufacture it in our body which means we have to get it every day in our food. Vi