Comparative physiological and hygienic evaluation of vitamin and mineral composition of drinks based on wild rosehips and black tea in the water-intake regime of military men

The purpose of the paper is a comparative physiological and hygienic assessment of wild rosehip drinks and black tea, which are a part of a military ration, and the proposal development for their intake by military personnel under high physical loads. Materials and Methods. The authors used four varieties of wild rosehips and three varieties of black tea to determine the amount of vitamin C and microelements. Tillmans method and iodometry (GOST 24556-89) were used for vitamin C determination. Besides vitamin C, drinks were examined for the content of other vitamins, macro- and microelements using atomic absorption spectroscopy, MGA 915-M spectrophotometer (Lumex, Russia). Results. According to present-day ideas, functional drinks should possess not only well-known characteristics peculiar to traditional drinks (satisfying thirst, pleasure, etc.), but also be beneficial to human health. In the military food ration there are no facilities to prepare functional drinks, although such drinks are widely used by individuals engaged in rough labor...