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A process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product (e.g., paper hand towels) exhibiting reduced malodor upon wetting. The process includes introducing a malodor inhibiting agent comprising isoascorbic acid and/or L-ascorbic acid antioxidants into the aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers from

A process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product (e.g., paper hand towels) exhibiting reduced malodor upon wetting. The process includes introducing a malodor inhibiting agent comprising isoascorbic acid and/or L-ascorbic acid antioxidants into the aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers from which the paper product is made, depositing the aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a sheet-forming fabric to form a wet web and drying the wet web at high temperature in an oxidative environment to form a dried base sheet. The process of the present invention is particularly suited for reducing malodor released from cellulosic paper products made from through-air dried base sheet material.

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1. A process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product, the process comprising:forming an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers; introducing a malodor inhibiting agent into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers, said malodor inhibiting agent comprising a compound selected from the grou

1. A process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product, the process comprising:forming an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers; introducing a malodor inhibiting agent into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers, said malodor inhibiting agent comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of isoascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid and mixtures thereof; depositing said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a sheet-forming fabric to form a wet web; and through-drying said wet web by passing a heated gas through said wet web. 2. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent comprises isoascorbic acid.3. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of at least about 1% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.4. A process as set forth in claim 3 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.5. A process as set forth in claim 4 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of from about 1% to about 5% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.6. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers is dissolved in a solution.7. A process as set forth in claim 6 wherein said solution comprises water as a solvent.8. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers prior to depositing said aqueous suspension onto said sheet-forming fabric.9. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers into which said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced has a dry weight consistency of no greater than about 20%.10. A process as set forth in claim 9 wherein said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers into which said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced has a dry weight consistency of no greater than about 5%.11. A process as set forth in claim 10 wherein said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers into which said malodor inhibiting agent is introduced has a dry weight consistency of no greater than about 2%.12. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said wet web is partially dewatered prior to through-drying said wet web.13. A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said wet web is through-dried by passing air heated to a temperature of at least about 175° C. through said wet web.14. A process as set forth in claim 13 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of at least about 180° C.15. A process as set forth in claim 14 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of at least about 190° C.16. A process as set forth in claim 15 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of from about 190° to about 210° C.17. A process as set forth in claim 16 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of from about 200° to about 205° C.18. A process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product, the process comprising:forming an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers; introducing isoascorbic acid into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers; depositing said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers containing isoascorbic acid onto a sheet-forming fabric to form a wet web; and through-drying said wet web by passing air heated to a temperature of at least about 175° C. through said wet web. 19. A process as set forth in claim 18 wherein isoascorbic acid is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of at least about 1% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.20. A process as set forth in claim 19 wherein isoascorbic acid is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.21. A process as set forth in claim 20 wherein isoascorbic acid is introduced into said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers in an amount of from about 1% to about 5% by weight based on the weight of papermaking fibers in said aqueous suspension.22. A process as set forth in claim 18 wherein said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers into which isoascorbic acid is introduced has a dry weight consistency of no greater than about 5%.23. A process as set forth in claim 22 wherein said aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers into which isoascorbic acid is introduced has a dry weight consistency of no greater than about 2%.24. A process as set forth in claim 18 wherein said wet web is partially dewatered prior to through-drying said wet web.25. A process as set forth in claim 18 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of at least about 180° C.26. A process as set forth in claim 25 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of at least about 190° C.27. A process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of from about 190° to about 210° C.28. A process as set forth in claim 27 wherein the air passed through said wet web is heated to a temperature of from about 200° to about 205° C.