The antiscorbutic potency of strawberries

Several guinea pigs were fed a diet of oats, milk, and hay until they were decidedly scorbutic. They were then given expressed strawberry juice, either fresh juice or juice previously boiled for five minutes. The symptoms of scurvy were overcome within seven days by the administration of ten c.c. per day of either boiled or unboiled juice. Strawberries, therefore, appear to be relatively rich in water-soluble C, and their content of this vitamine is not seriously decreased by five minutes boiling.