0.05) from those during the test period (18.8?1.22 mg and 0.75?0.07 mg).The mean level of reduced ascorbic acid in blood plasma during the control and test period were 0.83?0.04 mg/100 ml and 0.81?0.02 mg/100ml respectively. The results also showed that the 75 mg intake of ascorbic acid per day could satisfy the normal male college students requirement. This study agreed with the previous works on the subject.