Vitamin C

The health benefits and vitamin levels of vegetables as projected by nutrition facts panels and dietary indexes may be drastically decreased by common cooking methods and freezing—especially Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a water soluble and highly heat labile molecule synonymous to L-ascorbic acid, an essential nutrient for humans and other animal species. L-ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant in that it destroys free radicals, an especially reactive atom or group of atoms that has one or more unpaired

Introduction: Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an important vitamin for a healthy diet. It is important in the growth and repair of tissue, skin, wounds, bones and teeth. It is also an antioxidant. Vitamin C is found in fruit juice and to discover how much vitamin C is in fruit juice, a titration can be performed. A titration is a lab method used to determine an unknown concentration of a solution by adding a reagent with a known concentration. The main goals of this experiment were to

Biology Internal Assessment on Determination of loss of vitamin-c-concentration by different cooking method. Introduction Brassica oleracea(commonly called broccoli) is believed to be originated from the Mediterranean area and was introduced to the European countries and then to the rest of the world. It has been highly demanded by many people because of its flavor and the nutritious value. Many types of research have been going on, and studies conducted on 2011 gave rise to

not generally a disease that most people in America or other civilized countries need to worry about. While it is rare, scurvy does occur and it is incredibly treatable. The symptoms are reversible and treatment is easy with the right amount of vitamin C added to the diet to offset what has been missing. Scurvy is a disease that has been around since ancient times. Originally, there were many different ideas about what caused scurvy. Genetics, toxins, the environment, and infections were among

Question:Are dark green leafy vegetables higher in vitamin C than their lighter colored counterparts? Purpose:To determine if Darker vegetables have more vitamin C than lighter ones. Hypothesis:I think Darker green vegetables have more vitamin C than lighter green vegetables because that is probably what enhances their color and makes them darker.Another reason this is my hypothesis is that Variables: independent variable- is how much substance is put in each test tube. controlled(constant)variable-how

patients. We hypothesized due to the fact that vitamin water is hypotonic in nature like water then it is likely to illicit the OPR to fuel inadequate sympathetic drive and help with symptoms like dizziness upon standing. However the effect of 500ml of water and vitamin water from the current study did not entirely agree with the effect of water seen in patients with baroreflex dysfunction or autonomic failure patients from previous investigations. 500ml of vitamin water had consistently shown a lack of

Elderberries contain high levels of vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and anthocyanins that help in boosting immunity and kill free radical oxygen species. In addition, elderberries significantly reduce postprandial serum lipids, protect against heart diseases and lowers blood glucose levels [52, 53]. Blackberries contain significantly high amounts of dietary fiber, vitamin C and vitamin K and are rich sources of antioxidants [58]. Research has proven that anthocyanins in blackberries retard age related

fruit itself contains up to 300 mg vitamin C of 100g edible portion (Tun et al., 2007). Although one may think that quite a lot vitamin C gets lost during processing techniques such as juice-making, it was shown that 100 ml of guava-juice still contains 76.2 mg of vitamin C. Therefore it was decided to use guava juice since it is easier to standardize. Even if the juice needs to be stored up to 8 days there is only a slight decrease of 1.2% in the amount of vitamin C, provided it is kept at a cool place

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Scurvy became an epidemic between 1500 and 1800. Thus, scurvy ended up impacting the Columbian exchange and the role of history. Scurvy occurs as a result of a lack of Vitamin C for prolonged periods of time. Humans regularly use Vitamin C to perform vital function in the body. In the Age of Exploration, sailors went without any Vitamin C for upwards of a month due to a lack of education, inhumane conditions, and the spoilage time for fruits and vegetables. To get enough sailors to voyage across the