Fruit and vegetables are the predominant sources of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin E, vitamin C, precursor of vitamin A i.e., b-carotene), which act as free radical scavengers, making these foods essential to human health (Elliot, 1999).
Fruit and vegetables arethe predominant sources of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin E,vitamin C, precursor of vitamin A i.e., b-carotene), which actas free radical scavengers, making these foods essential tohuman health (Elliot, 1999).