<p>The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) content of the ripe and&nbsp;&nbsp; unripe fruits of Balanites aegyptiaca was&nbsp;&nbsp; determined&nbsp;&nbsp; by using2,6 dichlorophenolindophenol method. The pulp of the ripe and unripe&nbsp;&nbsp; fruits&nbsp;&nbsp; was&nbsp;&nbsp; scrapped and&nbsp;&nbsp; liquidized and then&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; dye&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,6&nbsp;</p> <p>dichlorophenolindophenol&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; was&nbsp;&nbsp; run into&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; juice&nbsp;&nbsp; to&nbsp;&nbsp; determine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the end&nbsp;&nbsp; point of&nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; reaction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ascorbic acid&nbsp;&nbsp; was&nbsp;&nbsp; found&nbsp;&nbsp; to be&nbsp;&nbsp; higher in ripe fruits juice of the&nbsp;&nbsp; tree being o.55mg/100m1, compared&nbsp;&nbsp; with 0.156mg\100ml found to be present in the unripe fruit juice</p>