Vitamin C Production Cost Reports

The report provides a detailed analysis essential for establishing a Vitamin C manufacturing plant. It encompasses all critical aspects necessary for Vitamin C production, including the cost of Vitamin C production, Vitamin C plant cost, Vitamin C production costs, and the overall Vitamin C manufacturing plant cost. Additionally, the study covers specific expenditures associated with setting up and operating a Vitamin C production plant. These encompass manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure needs, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, and more.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is required for the repair and growth of tissues in all parts of your body. It has a lot of vital functions in the body, like collagen formation, and helps form many hormones and chemical messengers that are employed in the nerves and brain. It helps protect cells and maintain healthy blood vessels, skin, as well as bones and cartilage boosting its demand among consumers.

Besides being consumed for promoting overall health and preventing infection, cardiovascular disease, and brain function, it is also used as an antioxidant in cosmetic products, hair care, and personal care items like lipstick. In addition, it finds application n food and beverage products as a preservative, colour fixative, acidity regulator, and as a nutrient supplement. Also, it is added to animal feeds as a dietary supplement in the agriculture sector.

The market expansion for Vitamin C is being driven by factors like the development of new products, investment in research and development, recommended dietary allowances, scarcity of natural food sources, and the rising popularity of dieting trends among people.

Its effectiveness in maintaining overall health and brain function and preventing infection adds great value to this commodity in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and healthcare sectors. Vitamin C is also widely used as an antioxidant in cosmetic products, hair care, and personal care items, which enhances its demand in the cosmetic, hair care, and personal care industries. Moreover, it is also used as a preservative, acidity regulator, and color fixative in food and beverage products, which boosts its demand in the food & beverage industry.

Moreover, the availability and cost of production of Vitamin C’s feedstock (Glucose/Sorbose), Vitamin C market prices, distribution (including trading and shipping), logistics, etc., are some of the elements that influence an industrial Vitamin C procurement. The global procurement of this commodity is greatly influenced by its necessity as a key component for the cosmetics, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries.

Raw Material for Vitamin C Production

According to the Vitamin C manufacturing plant project report, the major raw material for Vitamin C production includes Glucose.

Manufacturing Process of Vitamin C

The extensive Vitamin C production cost report consists of this major industrial manufacturing process:

• Production from Glucose or Sorbose: The process involves combined fermentation and chemical processes which utilizes glucose or sorbose to produce a common intermediate 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (KLG), which on further processing produces ascorbic acid or Vitamin C.

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is a natural vitamin found in many foods and available as a dietary supplement. It is abundantly present in many foods like bell peppers, citrus fruit (like oranges, kiwi, lemon, and grapefruit), like oranges and orange juice, strawberries, broccoli, potatoes, blackcurrants, brussels sprouts, tomatoes, cruciferous vegetables, and white potatoes.

It is a weak, unstable organic acid. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin (300 g/L at 20°C), meaning it dissolves in water and into the tissues in the body; however, is not stored well, so it must be taken via food or supplements every day. It has a key role in infection control and wound healing since it is a powerful antioxidant with the ability to neutralize harmful free radicals.

It is mainly found in the form of white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. The acid's molecule is made of asymmetrical six-carbon atoms (C6H8O6), and its molecular weight is 176. It has a density of 1.65 g/cm3. Its melting point is between 190–192°C.