The cost-of-living squeeze and poor diets are putting people at a higher risk of developing scurvy, with a case caused by an acute vitamin C deficiency recently treated at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.

  • @SomeGuy69
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    10 hours ago

    Is it cheaper to leave vitamin C away? Or is it a conservation/by product? I’m asking because if they can leave it away they’ll do so. But I’m no expert in food processing nor vitamin addition laws.

    • Justas🇱🇹
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      210 hours ago

      Sometimes it’s used for flavour, and sometimes it is used to regulate acidity.