Related to or describing a form of vitamin C that has lost two hydrogen atoms, an oxidized form of ascorbic acid.
From de- + hydro- (hydrogen) + ascorbic (relating to vitamin C/ascorbic acid). The term emerged in biochemistry when scientists discovered that vitamin C could exist in different chemical forms.
Dehydroascorbic acid is actually still a form of vitamin C that your body can use, which means even when fruits and vegetables are heated or exposed to air and lose some freshness, they still retain some nutritional value!
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