Original scientific paper
The Role of Fruit Drinks in Daily Diet of Some Osijek Inhabitants, Croatia
Maja Klarić
Dinko Puntarić
Ivan Miškulin
Marina Valek
Albina Dumić
Suzana Ćavar
Ivica Miškulin
Matijana Grgić
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the role of fruit drinks in daily diet of Osijek inhabitants. A special questionnaire
was administered to 199 patients visiting a family physician’s office during December 2003. The concentration of vitamin
C (L-ascorbic acid) was determined in 42 commercially available fruit drinks. Only 11% (22/199) of study subjects
did not take fruit drinks. The mean concentration of vitamin C in all samples was 150.10166.83 mg/L. The questionnaire
revealed that 89% (177/199) of study subjects using fruit drinks were taking a mean of 0.4 L of fruit drink per day,
yielding a mean of 60.04 mg of vitamin C, i.e. 100% of the recommended daily allowance of 60 mg. Study results indicated
fruit drinks to be a significant source of vitamin C in daily diet, however, great variation in vitamin C intake according
to socioeconomic status of study subjects and type of fruit drink should be noted.
Keywords
vitamin C; L-ascorbic acid; fruit drinks; diet; Osijek; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
27302
URI
Publication date:
4.1.2007.
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