Redução de vitamina C em suco de caju (Anacardium occidentale L.) industrializado e cajuína Vitamin C degradation in industrialized cashew juice (Anacardium occidentale L.) and in cajuina

Vitamin C degradation was evaluated in industrialized cashew juice of high pulp content and in cajuina by the method of Tillmans during eleven days of storage after the opening of the flask. For recently opened juices, vitamin C was found in the concentration range of 112 to 170 mg for 100 g of juice. The degradation of vitamin C in industrialized cashew juices changes when different additives are used. All of the cajuinas presented a vitamin C content below that specified on the label.