| Papaya fruits |
Portion(g) |
Vitamin C (mg) |
% of the Adequacy for children |
% of the Adequacy for adults |
| Control (7thdph) |
200 |
216.48 ± 12.0 |
817.9 - 913.9 |
255.6 - 285.6 |
| Irradiated (9thdph) |
200 |
132.24 ± 9.34 |
491.6 - 566.3 |
153.6 - 176.9 |
|
| **It is used to calculation of the adequacy of the vitamin C, the recommendation of
a daily intake of 80 mg (adults) and 25 mg (children) of the vitamin C according to
the DRI’s - Dietary Reference Intakes [15]. |
| Table 2: Adequacy of the vitamin C (%) in relation to consumption of the portion
(200g) of the controls and irradiated fruits ** |
