Ascorbic acid
Description
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is water-soluble.
Deficiency syndroms
Lack of ascorbic acid in the daily diet over several weeks leads to a disease called scurvy.
Food Sources for Vitamin C
| Product | Serving | Vitamin C |
| » 100 g Apple, dried, uncooked | 100 g | 4 mg |
| » 100 g White cabbage, raw | 100 g | 47 mg |
| » 100 g Endive | 100 g | 10 mg |
| » 1 medium sized Banana, uncooked | 120 g | 14 mg |
| » 1 serving Applesauce, sweetened | 150 g | 3 mg |
| » 1 medium sized Grapefruit, fresh | 300 g | 132 mg |
| » 10 g Ginger, raw | 10 g | 1 mg |
| » 100 g Watermelon | 100 g | 25 mg |
| » 1 glass Tomato juice | 200 ml | 30 mg |
| » 100 g Pawpaw, fresh | 100 g | 82 mg |
| » 100 g Red cabbage, fresh | 100 g | 50 mg |
| » 1 fruit Kumquats, raw | 20 g | 9 mg |
| » 1 medium sized Pepper, red | 105 g | 147 mg |
| » 1 medium sized Carrot, uncooked | 100 g | 7 mg |
| » 100 g Asparagus, cooked | 100 g | 8 mg |
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