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Europeans had been aware of scurvy and its relationship to a lack of fresh fruit in the diet for centuries. James Lind conducted a study and showed that lemon juice could be given to sailors to prevent scurvy and the Royal Navy adopted his methods in 1795.

Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is the essential ingredient in lime juice. It was not identified until a scientific paper The Chemical Nature Of Vitamin C was published by Joseph Louis Svirbelf and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (April 25, 1932).

Today 80% of the world's vitamin C is produced in China.

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