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Ironically limes have less vitamin C content than lemons so don't do as well at combating scurvy. The British used limes as they had easier/controlled access t
by Marazan 7y ago
Ironically limes have less vitamin C content than lemons so don't do as well at combating scurvy.
The British used limes as they had easier/controlled access to them than lemons.
- iguy 7y agoWorse than this: they switched from lemons to limes, assuming that they were equivalent (and cheaper). And then came to doubt the theory that citrus prevented scurvy as some pre-modern pre-scientific relic.
- logfromblammo 7y agoEven more ironically, sargassum seaweed floats on the ocean, and is higher in vitamin C than citrus fruit.