Juices and drinks as source of vitamins in human nutrition
Shatniuk, A.N.; Spirichev, V.B.
Voprosy Pitaniia 58(2): 5-11
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 10224642 Document Number: 501011
Within the framework of a review of the health consequences of vitamin deficiency, tabulated data are given showing: the contents of B group vitamins, ascorbic acid and beta -carotene in various fruits and their juices, in comparison with levels recommended by the Russian Ministry of Health; vitamin contents of a range of Russian and foreign fruit juices and carbonated soft drinks, with and without a vitamin C supplement; and vitamin contents of various Russian dried multivitamin premixes for enrichment of juices, syrups and non-alcoholic beverages. Use of the different beverages and premixes is considered to be the simplest and most effective way of improving the vitamin status of the average diet.