Ascorbic Acid
L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is the naturally occurring ascorbic acid in fruits. A reduced amount of ascorbic acid is noticed in pome, stone and berry fruits at the time of harvest. An increase in ascorbic acid content with the increase in fruit growth has been and the levels declined with the advancement of maturity and onset of fruit ripening in pear, sweet potatoes, potato, asparagus and okra during the course of post harvest handling.