Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Botany
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 38b
  • Issue: 2

The ascorbic acid content of cabbage (Brassica olerácea)

1Discipline of Biological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa.

*Corresponding Author: Rishan Singh Discipline of Biological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa. E-mail: rshnsingh1@yahoo.com

Abstract

The antioxidant potential of many plant species have been elucidated. Cabbage is a vegetable that's widely eaten. It's unsure whether the raw or cooked state of cabbage is required to meet the recommended daily allowance needed by patient with vitamin C deficiency. This paper discusses the ascorbic acid content of cabbage.

Keywords

Recommended daily allowance, Ascorbate, Antioxidant, Indicator, End point, Oxidizing agent, Immunoprotection