Vitamin C Intakes at a Residential Home

Abstract

SINCE July 1941 we have been making a study¹ of the vitamin C in the diet at a residential institution (home for waifs and strays at Cambridge), in order to obtain information about the day-to-day intakes, the influence of seasonal fluctuations in the supply of available sources, the effect of the War, etc. Chemical analyses were made on representative specimens of the various cooked and raw foods served and the results used to calculate each day's total intake. From time to time complete meals were analysed as a further check on the calculated values, and the agreement was good (average 'predicted' result was 110 per cent of average 'determined' result).