Changes in Vitamin C Contents and Ascorbate Oxidase Activity of Vegetables after Cutting and Washing

• Published in: Journal of Home Economics of Japan Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 715 - 721
• Main Author: OBA, Kazuko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: The Japan Society of Home Economics 1990
• Subjects: ascor Dicacid; ascorbate oxidase; cut-vegetables; cutting; vegetables; vitamin C

Contents of total vitamin C (ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid) differed among tissues of the same vegetables, that is, the content of outer leaves of cabbage was higher than that of the inner leaves, the content of younger leaves of lettuce was higher than that of the mature leaves, the conten...