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Eduardo Chiari - May 6, 2006, 10:55
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why do fresh fruit contains more vitamin c than can food?
ZooScape Moderator - May 10, 2006, 17:58
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Fruit is subjected to heat during the canning process and this results in lower levels of vitamin C. Temperatures may fluctuate during the storage process as well. A fresh apricot can test as high as 4 times the level of vitamin C as compared to its canned counterpart. Also, enamel-lined cans have been shown to have lower levels of vitamin C compared with plain tin cans due to residual oxygen and vitamin C reacting with the tin; the trade-off, of course, is that the enamel protects the fruit from unsafe levels of aluminum contamination. Oxygen and light are the two major culprits where canned fruit juices are concerned: different materials have different levels of oxygen and light retention (cardboard, glass, etc.), and the fact that there may be added preservatives extending the shelf life of a given canned fruit product can extend the period of gradual vitamin C loss. All other factors being equal (growing conditions, climate, fruit quality, etc.) fresh is always better.
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