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I purchased a vitamin c supplement that was pure white and odorless/tasteless. I posted a review and photos. Obviously fake filler of some sort, Amazon removed my review as inaccurate when it's obvious whatever was in those capsules was not ascorbic acid of any kind.

They also claimed to have zinc (greenish) and elderberry (purple). It's not safe for Amazon to let any random exporter put stuff for sale without any sanity checks.

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Ascorbic acid is cheap in bulk, something like less than $5/kg if you buy it by the ton. Maybe cheap enough to be the filler.

And it is white and odorless in its pure form. It does have an acidic taste though, because it is an acid. I have some of it in my kitchen (pure bulk powder, not bought on Amazon) and I can tell you by experience.

Did you get it to make cheese sauce with?

Actually, I got it for making bread, because someone recommended it to me. I didn't really test the difference though. I didn't know about cheese sauce, I may take a look at it.

I have 250g of the stuff, probably enough to last me a lifetime considering the quantities used.

Vitamin C is odorless and pure white, so maybe your review was right to be removed.

It’s not tasteless of course, it’s sour.

When I reviewed a product as obviously fake they also removed my review. The company as a whole really kind of disgusts me now.

yeah they are kind of the last resort for me at this point when buying online.

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