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<pre>Dear all

My comments regarding Vitamin C in 0r not in olive oil is based on the
fact that Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and here highly soluble
in aqueous media. I have not seen any reference to Vitamin C in the
chemical composition of olive oil. If it is present then it must be in
very small quantities or bound to some other compound. Vitamin A type
compounds are present in olive oil eg carotenes and these are oil
soluble.

This is not to say that Vit C is not present in olives!

Could you send me any references that I can follow up - I have to admit
I am not the absolute ORACLE.
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