Extraction of Ascorbic Acid “Vitamin C” From Psidium Guajava Leaves in Different Conditions

Abstract

Vitamin C “Ascorbic acid AA” is a nutrient and antioxidant substance. Antioxidants are substances that can help to protect cells from the effects of free radicals. In this research the work done to extract the Ascorbic acid by two methods, in the first method using Ethanol in room temperature and the yield percentage 15.1% ,in the other method soxhlet extraction was done and the yield percentage 20.7% . The extraction yield was analyzed using IR and Redox titration was done to do the determination of Ascorbic acid 0.000141 mol\100ml.