Menu 3.1. ascorbic acid

Another supplement served in the restaurant is ascorbic acid, which should be looked upon more in terms of a food-stuff necessary for life, rather than a dietary supplement, since the reason why we need it so bad is a genetic disorder common to all living humans and also apes. It is served as a crystalline white powder dissolved in fresh water, c:a 15g per liter for good taste. Some of the extensive background-information available on the internet about the importance of ascorbic acid for overall good health can be found here:

http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/196x/stone-i-acta_genet_med_et_gemell-1966-v15-p345.htm
here:
http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/
here:
http://www.megac.org/articles.htm
and here:
http://www.jameslindlibrary.org/trial_records/17th_18th_Century/lind/lind_1753_commentary.html