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dimanche 20 janvier 2013

WHY DO WE NEED VITAMIN C

Vitamin C is like the building block of our cells as an essential building block of collagen, the structural material for bone, skin, blood vessels and other tissue. Vitamin C is essential for the normal functioning of the human body. It is also known as ascorbic acid and is primarily found in all kinds of citrus fruits like lemon, oranges, guava etc. Also they can rarely be found in any animal supplements. The current recommended daily intake of vitamin C is 90 mg for men and 75 mg for women. The body can only absorb a maximum of about 400 milligrams a day; more than that simply washes out of the system. Vitamin C food sources are numerous. Do you know that red and green hot chilli peppers provide the most vitamin C than any other food with 242.5mg (404% DV) per 100 gram serving? Strawberries are extremely tasty and high in Vitamin C. Acerola cherry is a small red fruit that holds about 65x the amount of vitamin C than an orange.
Just a single cherry holds all of your recommended amounts of vitamin C. Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, lemon and limes, are probably the most popular vitamin C foods. Papayas are also vitamin C rich foods, with one serving holding 100% of your daily needs. You can also add the following foods to your precious list of foods with vitamin C: blackcurrants which hold around 180 mg of vitamin C per serving; kiwi which has more Vitamin C than an orange; bell peppers are another food high in vitamin C with one half cup of holding over 140 mg of vitamin C. Guava also is very rich in vitamin C as one fruit may contains 243 mg/100 g which is over twice your daily needs. To reach your daily need, you can also eat: Brussels sprouts, melons, dark leafy greens, amalki fruit, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes.
To optimize your intake by consuming vitamin C foods, it is recommended for you: to search for ripened foods, to consume them raw, and to store them at room temperature.