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Figure
2.20.
Sum of vitamin content of a nut, selected fruits, and a berry. (Data from Agricul-
tural Research Service Nutrient Data Laboratory USDA National Nutrient Database for
Standard
Reference,
Release
17,
http:
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www.nal.usda.gov
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fnic
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foodcomp
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SR17
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reports
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sr17page.htm.)
vitamin. This is misleading because while guavas have a high total level of vitamins
this is due to a very high level of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) but low levels of other
vitamins, as shown in Figure 2.21. This is even more dramatically illustrated by
considering that guavas contain very low or undetectable amounts of pantothenic
Figure
2.21.
Vitamin content of guava. (Data from Agricultural Research Service Nutrient Data
Laboratory USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17, http:
//
www.nal.usda.gov
/
fnic
/
foodcomp
/
Data
/
SR17
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reports
/
sr17page.htm.)
