Vitamin C

Introduction As humans are unable to produce Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) but still require it for proper body function, humans obtain Vitamin C from external sources.1 Historically, citrus fruits, which have a comparatively higher amount of Vitamin C, were eaten to achieve proper amounts of Vitamin C or prevent scurvy. During the age of long sea voyages, where fresh food was scarce, scurvy was prevalent and extremely detrimental .2 However, fruit was not always available or economically feasible.…

Limitations for the determination of anticancerogenic potential of vitamin C and other food nutrients: One of the important studies carried out to determine the effect of vitamin C on cancer is very significant since it finds the anticarcinogenic effect of the vitamin on prostate cancer with patients who do not use alcohol, but the same authors did not find any association between prostate cancer and the vitamin for the patients who drink alcohol regularly. It clearly shows that regular intake…

According to the hypothesis, the fresh Navel orange juice was expected to have a higher concentration of vitamin C than Coles orange juice However, according to the results, as seen in Graph 2, Coles Orange juice had higher concentration of vitamin C compared to the Fresh Navel orange juice, and contradicted the hypothesis. From Graph 2, at 8oC, Coles orange juice had 19.7% higher concentration of vitamin C than fresh navel orange juice, because fresh juice had 15.62mg/100mL, whereas artificial…

cranberries, blueberries or strawberries. Blackberries benefits: -Makes skin looks younger. -Reduce intestinal inflammation. -Rich in Bioflavonoids and Vitamin C. -Excellent Antioxidant against cancers. -Prolonged consumption will boost your Memory. -Treatment mild inflammation of the gums and Sore throats. -Muscle relaxing due to high percentage of Vitamin K so some women use the berries to alleviate labor pains. Eggs Whole egg is one of the best nutritious foods on earth. Eggs benefits: …

The colloidal oatmeal, protects dry skin, smoothes skin, and makes the skin look healthy. Dial NutriSkin, moisturizes because it has chamomile. The different chemicals are beta-glucan, Vitamins A, C, and E, amino acid, and zinc. The chamomile smoothes skin. The beta-glucan soothes and renews. Vitamins A, C, and E, are the antioxidant…

of vitamin C that is used by the body as a means of promoting healing of cuts and wounds, as well as boosting the immune system and as such aiding in the fight against infections. Ascorbic acid does not occur naturally and is formed by carrying out a variety of chemical reactions on corn syrup. The chemical formula for ascorbic acid is C6H8O6 and is similar to glucose which has a formula of C6H1206, this closeness in structure allows most animals (excluding humans) to convert glucose vitamin C…

cooked, juicedand can be preserved. It is seasonal and highly perishable fruit(Duval et al, 2003). When considering composition mature fruit consist with 14% of sugar; a proteindigesting enzyme, bromelin, and good amount of citric acid,malic acid, vitamin…

Brandon Ugbesia 9/24/2015 Steps and Procedures 1. Blend a 120 g sample of each fruit separately a in a blender with about 50 mL of distilled water. Strain any extra pulp with a cheesecloth. You should have at least around 120 ml of substance. 2. Separate each of the liquids into half and put each half into its own separate individual…

In order to get precise quantitative data, I chose to use a titration method to find the ascorbic acid content in juices. The specific technique that I chose to use is the iodine solution method. Despite there being many other viable options to this titration process, I chose the iodine solution method because the color change is easiest to detect when using juices. The other tests are simple when using clear solutions, but on juices, the color change 000166-XXX 6 is not as apparent due to the…

Results and Discussions Table 1: Phytochemical analysis of turmeric and apple peels extracts Phytochemical analysis Turmeric Extracts apple peel extract Total Phenolic(mg/g)content 93.30 ±0.03 82.52±0.013 Total flavonoid content (mg/g) 43.6±0.3 33.43 ± 0.06 Tannin (mg/100 g) 91.08±0.72 77.40+0.36 Reducing power (μg/ml) 25±1.7 21±5.5 Alkaloid (mg/100 g) 0.76±0.01 13.60+0.51 The Phytochemical composition of turmeric extract and apple peel extract are illustrated in table (1). Both are rich in…