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Fruit and Vegetable Composition
Name: David Status: student Grade: N/A Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: N/A
Question:
I was wondering were I can find the data on the amounts of fructose and citric and malic acid in different fruits and vegetables.
Replies:
There are probably summaries prepared for various fruits and vegetables such as this one:
http://www.actahort.org/books/483/483_26.htm
You might try to Google for particular kinds of fruits or vegetables combined with the ingredient words you are looking for.
Anthony Brach Ph.D.
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