
TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – Consuming foods with vitamin C is the one good way to fulfill and maintain your body imune. It could be found on several fruits and veggies. The current daily value (DV) for vitamin C is 75-90 mg. Here are top 7 foods which high with vitamin C.
1. Guavas
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This tropical fruit is known to be a good source of vitamin C. A single guava contains 126 mg of vitamin C, or 140% of DV. It’s particularly rich in the antioxidant lycopene.
2. Orange or lemon
One whole raw lemon, including its peel, provides 83 mg of vitamin C, or 92% of the DV. It could also processed as lemonade, juice, and else. There will be at least 125 mg of vitamin C in a cup of orange juice.
3. Papayas
One cup (145 grams) of papaya provides 87 mg of vitamin C, or 97% of the DV (49).
Vitamin C also aids memory and has potent anti-inflammatory effects in your brain.
4. Strawberries
One cup of strawberry halves (152 grams) provides 89 mg of vitamin C, or 99% of the DV (52). Strawberries contain a diverse and potent mix of vitamin C, manganese, flavonoids, folate and other beneficial antioxidants.
5. Broccoli
A bowl of raw broccoli contain 80 mg of vitamin C whereas one-half cup of cooked broccoli provides 50 mg of vitamin C, or 57% of the DV. However, it still fulfill your daily value of vitamin C.
6. Kale
One cup of chopped raw kale provides 80 mg of vitamin C, or 89% of the DV. It also supplies high quantities of vitamin K and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin (32). One cup of cooked kale provides 53 mg, or 59% of the DV for vitamin C
7. Spinach
A bowl of spinach contain 8,5 mg vitamin C. It also contain vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, kalium, and iron. With so much nutritions contain by spinach make it as a worth veggie for you to consume. (*)
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Editor | : Khodijah Siti |
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