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Wrong. Limes do prevent scurvy. However the British Navy at that time failed to distinguish between limes and key limes, believing them to be the same fruit.
by maxk42 3y ago
Wrong. Limes do prevent scurvy. However the British Navy at that time failed to distinguish between limes and key limes, believing them to be the same fruit. Key limes have very little ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and they were further processed and stored in a way that eliminated what little vitamin C they had.
- zokier 3y ago> Limes do prevent scurvy. However the British Navy at that time failed to distinguish between limes and key limes, believing them to be the same fruit. Key limes have very little ascorbic acid (vitamin C) There is no single fruit called just "lime", its a category of fruits which includes key limes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)