Foods Rich in Vitamin C
By: Micheal BergerTotal Views: 140, Word Count: 628,
To know about the foods rich in vitamin C, let us first focus on how vitamin C is useful to our body. Vitamin C is also known as L-ascorbic. It is known to be important for humans .
Important Aspects of Vitamin C
- It is used as an antioxidant, which can protect our body against oxidative stress.
- Ascorbate is required for different types of essential metabolic reactions
- Deficiency of vitamin C can lead to disease scurvy in humans
- It is widely used as a food additive
- Ascorbic acid performs number of physiological functions in the human body like synthesis of collagen, carnitine, and also neurotransmitters.
· During biosynthesis, ascorbate present in Vitamin C acts as a reducing agent, which donates electrons and prevents oxidation.
· Vitamin C also acts as an electron donor for eight different type of enzymes
· Ascorbic acid behaves as a pro-oxidant to reduce transition metals, such as cupric ions, and ferric ions.
· Vitamin C is present in its higher concentration in immune cells, and is devoted quickly during infections.
· Vitamin C is known to be natural antihistamine which prevents histamine release and maximizes the detoxification of histamine.
· It is known that if you take 2 grams vitamin C daily, it can help to lower blood histamine levels up to 38 percent in adults in one week.
Foods Rich in Vitamin C
From this we can say that Vitamin C is a very important component of our body. There are number of foods available in the market which can be used as a source of Vitamin C. Foods rich in vitamin C are listed below:
- Rose hip extracts
- Blackcurrant
- Guava
- Strawberry
- Lemon
- Orange
- Kiwi Fruit
- Clementine
- Grapefruit
- Raspberry
- Lychees
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Mangoes
Vegetables Rich in Vitamin C
- Peppers
- Spring greens
- Brussels sprouts
- Broccoli
- Curly Kale
- Gourd
- Mange-tout peas
- Cauliflower
- Tomato
- Green Cabbage
- Potatoes (good source, large portions)
Along with this, here are some more vitamin C rich foods.
Berries
- Strawberries, cherries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. All these are good sources of fiber, magnesium, potassium, manganese, folate along with vitamin C.
- Eight strawberries contain more vitamin C as compared to one orange
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are known to be excellent sources of lycopene, which can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. They're a good source of vitamin C with high potassium content. If one takes mixture of cherry tomatoes, it is more advantageous.
Corn
Sweet corn provides protein, folate, and vitamin C which also helps to reduce the risk of heart disease and also cancer.
Salads
Salad is one of important source of Vitamin C. Always try to take fresh salad.
Plums
Sweet plums, a good source of vitamin C can also provide essential antioxidants as well as phytochemicals.
In this way, now we are familiar with the foods rich in Vitamin C and their advantages.
About the Author
Dr Micheal Berger is a General Physician practicing in Seattle for 9 years. He likes to share medical and good health information for the benefit of mankind through his articles.
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