Seasonal Variations in Vitamin C Content of Tomatoes Grown in Great Britain
Abstract
RESULTS obtained in the Ovaltine Research Laboratories in 19421 suggested that the vitamin C content of tomatoes grown in Great Britain is affected by the degree of exposure to sunshine during cultivation. It is also related to the size of the fruit, position on the plant, date of collection, etc.; but if these and other disturbing factors are balanced by careful sampling, the average vitamin C content might be expected to vary significantly with sufficiently wide differences in climatic conditions in different seasons.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- February 1947
- DOI:
- 10.1038/159171c0
- Bibcode:
- 1947Natur.159..171W