Foods rich in Vitamin C
Vitamin C protects the cells from free radical damage, lowers the risk of cancer, helps to absorb the Iron and regenerate vitamin E supplies.
When you have a cut or wound and it is not healing faster, or if you are getting frequent colds and other lung disorders, it indicates the need for high vitamin C rich foods.
The daily recommended value for Vitamin C is 60 mg for a reference diet. A diet with 100% daily value of vitamin C gives you 60 mg.
If a food product has 20 mg of vitamin V, the product would have a % daily value of
Vitamin C protects the cells from free radical damage, lowers the risk of cancer, helps to absorb the Iron and regenerate vitamin E supplies.
When you have a cut or wound and it is not healing faster, or if you are getting frequent colds and other lung disorders, it indicates the need for high vitamin C rich foods.
The daily recommended value for Vitamin C is 60 mg for a reference diet. A diet with 100% daily value of vitamin C gives you 60 mg.
If a food product has 20 mg of vitamin V, the product would have a % daily value of
( 20mg/60mgX100%=33%)
That means you only get 33% of your daily needs of vitamin C from this food and you need to eat something else to get the 100% daily Value.
Sources:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=109
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/vit-c-eng.php
That means you only get 33% of your daily needs of vitamin C from this food and you need to eat something else to get the 100% daily Value.
The following is a list of good foods that are rich in Vitamin C.
Food
|
% daily value
|
Papaya,medium
|
313.1%
|
Bell Peppers
|
195.8%
|
Strawberries
|
141.1%
|
Broccoli
|
135.2%
|
Pine Apple
|
131.4%
|
Brussel Sprouts
|
124.6%
|
Kiwi Fruit
|
120%
|
Grape Fruit
|
100%
|
Cantaloupe
|
97.8%
|
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/vit-c-eng.php
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