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West indian cherry—richest known source of natural vitamin C

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This fruit yields from 1000 to 4000 milligrams of ascorbic acid per 100 grams of edible matter. It is a potential source of natural Vitamin C which can be exploited to great advantage by canning and other processing industries.

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  1. Agricultural Experiment Station, University oj Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR

    Carlos G. Moscoso (Assistant Geneticist, Department of Plant Breeding)

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Moscoso, C.G. West indian cherry—richest known source of natural vitamin C. Econ Bot 10, 280–294 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02899008

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