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> However, according
> to 'USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors Release 4', the retention
> factor for vitamin C in beef is between 80 and 85 procent. The vitamin C
> retention factor for reheating beef is 95 procent.
WHt doe nutrient retention factor means? WHat survive the cooking ? or what
is lost ?
> I don't know the value for beef or any other ruminant. I wish I knew.
> There's nothing in the USDA Nutrient Database, as you may have noticed
> yourself. However I've read [1] that the human adrenal gland contains at
> least 140 umol vitamin C per 100 g. I think that's around 25 mg per 100 g.
> Sounds little, because according to the same source, and as you surely
> know, the gland in question is one the richest sources of vitamin C in the
> human body.
and adrenals are so small just few grams each , that sounds stange .
<(Same goes for pituitary glands and lens of the eye.)
also rich in vit c?
jean-claude
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