ASCORBIC ACID AND CAROTENE VALUES OF NATIVE EASTERN ARCTIC PLANTS

1 October 1967

journal article
research article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany

Vol. 45 (10) , 1859-1862
https://doi.org/10.1139/b67-200

Abstract

Leaves, stems, roots, and berries of a number of native plants which were collected in the Ungava Bay region of northern Quebec were analyzed for ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and β-carotene (vitamin A) in a laboratory set up near Fort Chimo.The results indicated that some plants from the Eastern Arctic were remarkably vitamin-rich. These findings demonstrated that wild plants represent a valuable natural resource which might be utilized under survival conditions or as required to ensure proper nutrition in the far North.

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