Original vitamin C content of MSP pulp (29.0 mg/100 g, wet basis
or 97.3 mg/100 g, dry basis according to Table 1 data) was reduced
in a range from 47.2% (39.5 mg/100 g, wet basis or
45.9 mg/100 g, dry basis) to 71.4% (69.5 mg/100 g, wet basis or
73.9 mg/100 g, dry basis) with the slow freezing being favored over
the fast freezing procedure with respect to fruit powder ascorbic
acid content.