Determination of total vitamin C content and the anti-oxidant capacity of selected underutilized fruits in Sri Lanka and the stability of vitamin C under Different Storage Conditions

Abstract

Vitamin C including ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbic acid [DHA) s the most important vitamin and one of the major natural antioxidants, received from fruits and vegetables. With the increase of non--communicable diseases and applying of toxic chemicals on conventional fruits, underutilized fruits have gained much interest by the community. Studying Vitamin C (TVC) content of underutilized fruits under different storage conditions and anti-oxidant capacity(AOC) of the sameistimely important and therefore, our study is focused on this......