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Vitamin C making equipment

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, but the human species lost the ability to produce it biologically during the course of evolution. Instead, we source the substance either from whole foods or vitamin C manufacturing. The chemical characteristics of the natural nutrient and processed compound are the same, but supplements offer higher concentrations, especially to persons with nutrient deficiencies.

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Agitator bead mill for functional foods and flavors

Agitator bead mill for functional foods and flavors

Fine-grinding solid flavors to improve taste properties and integratio…

Filling and weight checking machine for food cans

Filling and weight checking machine for food cans

Making sure the right quantity of product is in the packaging can be a p…

Can filling equipment

Can filling equipment

Having separate equipment for different process steps like filling and closing, can put a brake on growi…

Hygienic floor scale

Hygienic floor scale

The food and pharmaceutical industries require maintaining high levels of sanitations as well as logistic…

Hygienic mobile scale

Hygienic mobile scale

Having a reliable and accurate weighing and measuring solution is absolutely essential, especially in th…

Gravimetric powder microdosing 2 - 100 g

Gravimetric powder microdosing 2 - 100 g

Powders and granules are commonly dosed for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, n…

Automatic tablet coater for lab scale

Automatic tablet coater for lab scale

The ability to coat tablets in an even and controlled way is an important stage in the…

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Single layer tablet press

Single layer tablet press

High performance tablet presses for the modern production environment need to be fast, accurate and…

Lab scale single layer tablet press

Lab scale single layer tablet press

Automated pressing of tablets saves time and improves quality. In R&D or laboratory …

Economic tablet press

Economic tablet press

Successful pharmaceutical manufacturers know that high quality, reliable equipment is essential in order…

Single rotary tablet press

Single rotary tablet press

Creating batches of consistent high quality pharmaceutical grade tablets from your powdered ingred…

Pelleting press with overhead drive

Pelleting press with overhead drive

Production of certain pelletized products requires working with output products of a pas…

Checkweigher for sachets and sticks

Checkweigher for sachets and sticks

The checkweighers for multiple lanes have a 1.5 times faster response speed and 2 times …

Metal detection system for aluminum packages

Metal detection system for aluminum packages

The magneto reflection system is ideal for detection of metals in aluminium fo…

Horizontal pharmaceutical scraper centrifuge

Horizontal pharmaceutical scraper centrifuge

For slurries difficult to discharge, a scraper can improve process reliability…

Isolator centrifuge

Isolator centrifuge

For transferring highly active pharmaceutical ingredients (HAPI) without contamination from the isolator c…

Mobile pilot plant centrifuge

Mobile pilot plant centrifuge

The system is perfectly suited for pilot plants as well as small-quantity productions in the fi…

Vertical top discharge centrifuge

Vertical top discharge centrifuge

Discharge solids vertically upward through manual action, optionally using a filter bag or…

Vertical peeler centrifuge

Vertical peeler centrifuge

A vertical peeler centrifuge is used to separate solids, usually to separate fine particles from s…

Vertical scraper centrifuges

Vertical scraper centrifuges

Vertical Bottom discharge Centrifuges work discontinuously, discharging the solids to the bottom…

Pusher centrifuge

Pusher centrifuge

Pusher centrifuges are continuously operating filter centrifuges and can have several basket stages dependin…

Ultrafine pin mill

Ultrafine pin mill

Particularly designed for humid, oily, and greasy products.

Premium vacuum conveyor

Premium vacuum conveyor

When you have a need to tailor make your conveyor and still have the high requirement on hygiene, e.g.…

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Stickpack Machine

Stickpack Machine

If you are looking to pack your product into stick packs from 17 x 40 mm to 100 x 200 mm in size, you may be…

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Sorbitol fermentation achieves nature-identical synthesis of vitamin C


Vegetables and fruits such as kale and lemon are rich sources of vitamin C. But the natural compound is susceptible to light and oxygen, which could dent the extraction yield of processing. Instead, industrial production often relies on crops like corn and wheat for vitamin C manufacturing.


Sorbitol derived from the feedstock undergoes a double cycle of fermentation and filter pressing to synthesize ascorbic acid. The two-step fermentation process recovers around 60% of the product with 95% purity.


Chemically modified disintegrants break up the binders faster

The bioavailability of synthetic vitamin C is identical to that in food-derived vitamins. But the efficacy of supplements also depends on other ingredients besides ascorbic acid.

Disintegrating agents such as cellulose gum or starch facilitate absorption by the body after the dosage is ingested. Meanwhile, advances in this department are developing superdisintegrants that counter the strength of binders to speed up the release of the vitamins.

Add the right lubricants to address sticking issues during production

The flowability of the raw materials presents a significant challenge to vitamin C manufacturing. Apart from risks of caking, lack of flow can result in surface imperfections in the final capsule or tablet. Additives like magnesium stearate or stearic acid act as lubricants to decrease friction between the tablet and the forming die.

Silicon dioxide or other flow agents prevent the formation of lumps as the granules travel along the production line.

Label the packaging quantities in terms of the daily vitamin requirement


As a producer, you must always declare the nutrient reference values (NRV) of vitamin C supplements. International labeling guidelines stipulate that these values should be expressed in metric units or as a percentage of the recommended daily allowance (RDA).


In 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization set the RDA of vitamin C for adults at 60 milligrams. However, national authorities may establish different quantities. Authorities in the US and EU recommend a daily intake of 80 milligrams for adult females and 90 milligrams for adult males.


Processing steps involved in vitamin-c making

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