On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:01:50 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:

>once picked citrus loses half it's Vitamin C within 24
>hours (quicker if not refrigerated, as in most stores), and it can be
>weeks from harvest until you buy it at a market. So unless you are
>fortunate to have your own tree you are much better off buying citrus
>juice... with so called fresh citrus from the market essentially all
>the nutrition you get is sugar.

Tell that to all the sailors who prevented scurvy by eating citrus at
sea. http://www.mothernature.com/Library/...oks/10/104.cfm

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