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• Baobab fruit — Nutritional Properties High Vitamin C contentThe Baobab fruit is known for its high content of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). In particular, the pulp can provide up to 300 mg of vitamin per 100 g, a quantity equal to about six times that contained in …   Wikipedia

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