3.1.3. Ascorbic acid
Actinidia fruits are an excellent dietary source of vitamin C. This vitamin
is one of the major compound contributors to the total antioxidant
capacity of Actinidia fruit (Du, Li, Ma, & Liang, 2009). The loss of
vitamin C provides a useful index of oxidative deterioration and can
therefore be used to define the shelf life, e.g. of minimally processed
fruits and vegetables as well as fruit juices (Landl et al., 2010).