Guest guest Posted October 1, 2003 Report Share Posted October 1, 2003 The " juiceguy " may know something about juice, but he almost certainly knows very little or nothing about nutrition. JP - " healthgurus " <healthgurus Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:30 PM IS ASCORBIC ACID GOOD FOR YOU? > IS ASCORBIC ACID GOOD FOR YOU? > http://www.juiceguy.com/ascorbic%20acid.shtml > > For a variety of financial and political reasons, ascorbic acid has > been deemed " vitamin C. " > > But actually, ascorbic acid is only the antioxidant factor of a > nutritional complex that contains a myriad of nutrients all rolled > up into one big ball that we call the Vitamin C Complex. > > This nutritional complex is the real vitamin C because it is exactly > as found in nature. Ascorbic acid is never found isolated in nature > and serves only to protect the whole Vitamin C Complex from > degradation. It is much like a preservative in processed foods, > providing them with a longer shelf life. The schematic below of the > whole Vitamin C Complex and its ascorbic acid fraction will help > make this clear. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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