Ascorbic acid content of the milk of tswana women

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1. The ascorbic acid content of milk from 84 Tswana mothers of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was estimated. 2. The mean content of samples collected during the dry season was 1.7 mg./ 100 ml.; of those collected during the rainy season, when indigenous fruit and vegetables are available, it was 2.9 mg./100 ml.; the mean content over the whole year was 2.4 mg./100 ml. 3. In comparison with European and American findings and theory, the maternal output and infant intake of ascorbic acid are much below normal, but none of the mothers or babies showed any signs of ascorbic acid deficiency at any time whilst under observation.

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