Vitamin C Through Food

Top 10 Foods Highest in Vitamin C

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Top 10 Foods Highest in Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required for the maintenance of skin, blood vessels, bones and cartilage, and wound healing. (1,2)

Vitamin C also helps protect cells against oxidative stress, which in turn provides protection against certain diseases, including cancer. (1,3)

Vitamin C, like zinc and vitamin A, also helps support your immune system. (4,5,6)

High vitamin C foods include guavas, bell peppers, kiwifruit, strawberries, oranges, papayas, broccoli, tomatoes, kale, and snow peas. The current daily value (% DV) for vitamin C is 90mg. (7)

Below is a list high vitamin C foods ranked by a common serving size, use the nutrient ranking of over 200 foods high in vitamin C to see the foods highest in vitamin C by nutrient density (per gram), or see rankings of fruits high in vitamin C, and vegetables high in vitamin C.

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Half a guava

#1: Guavas

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
377mg
(419% DV)		 228mg
(254% DV)		 671mg
(746% DV)

Slices of kiwifruit

#2: Kiwifruit

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
167mg
(185% DV)		 93mg
(103% DV)		 304mg
(338% DV)

Bell peppers

#3: Bell Peppers

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
152mg
(169% DV)		 128mg
(142% DV)		 982mg
(1091% DV)

Strawberries

#4: Strawberries

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
98mg
(108% DV)		 59mg
(65% DV)		 368mg
(408% DV)

Slices of orange

#5: Oranges

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
96mg
(106% DV)		 53mg
(59% DV)		 226mg
(252% DV)

Papayas

#6: Papaya

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
88mg
(98% DV)		 61mg
(68% DV)		 283mg
(315% DV)

Broccoli

#7: Broccoli

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
81mg
(90% DV)		 89mg
(99% DV)		 525mg
(583% DV)

Tomatoes

#8: Tomato

Vitamin C
per Cup Cooked		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
55mg
(61% DV)		 23mg
(25% DV)		 253mg
(281% DV)

Green peas

#9: Snow Peas

Vitamin C
per Cup		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
38mg
(42% DV)		 60mg
(67% DV)		 286mg
(317% DV)

Kale leaves

#10: Kale

Vitamin C
per Cup Cooked		 Vitamin C
per 100g		 Vitamin C
per 200 Calories
23mg
(26% DV)		 18mg
(20% DV)		 99mg
(110% DV)

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Data for the curated food lists comes from the USDA Food Data Central Repository.

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Data Sources and References

  1. Mitochondria, Energy and Cancer: The Relationship with Ascorbic Acid. J Orthomol Med. 2010; 25(1): 29–38.
  2. Office of Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Vitamin C
  3. L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) induces the apoptosis of B16 murine melanoma cells via a caspase-8-independent pathway. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2003;52:693–698.
  4. Vitamin C and Immune Function Nutrients. 2017 Nov; 9(11): 1211.
  5. The role of vitamin A and related retinoids in immune function. Nutr Rev. 1998 Jan;56(1 Pt 2):S38-48.
  6. Zinc in Human Health: Effect of Zinc on Immune Cells Mol Med. 2008 May-Jun; 14(5-6): 353–357. Published online 2008 Apr 3. doi: 10.2119/2008-00033.Prasad.
  7. FDA Daily Values Guidelines
  8. U.S. Agricultural Research Service Food Data Central

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