ISHS Acta Horticulturae 163: Symposium on Quality of Vegetables
CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VITAMIN C IN TOMATO FRUITS DURING THEIR DEVELOPMENT |
| Author: | A. Liptay |
| Abstract:
Vitamin C content of tomato fruits (on a fresh weight basis) is at its highest level shortly after the fruit begins development (10 g) and then decreases somewhat as the fruit develops in size. Levels of vitamin C generally increase as the fruit ripens from the mature-green stage onward. As the fruit ripens the level in the flesh increases even to the over-ripe stage. Most of the vitamin C in the tomato is in the jelly vs the flesh portion (locule and outer walls) of the fruit. There are differences among varieties both in the level of vitamin C in the whole fruit and the distribution within the fruit. | |
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