Vitamin C: Vitamin C and Sensitive Throat

Vitamin C: Vitamin C and Sensitive Throat: "Vitamin C and Sensitive Throat Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid This vitamin helps maintain bones, and connective tissue, act as ..."

Vitamin C and Sensitive Throat

Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid


This vitamin helps maintain bones, and connective tissue, act as an antioxidant.


Many fruits and vegetables are rich sources of vitamin C.


The deficiency of Vitamin C results in poor healing of wounds, bleeding under the skin and from gums, scurvy


Excess of vitamin C is excreted. Excessive intakes can lead to diarrhoes.


Daily requirement of vitamin C  70-90 mg/day


Tolerable Upper Intake Limit of vitamin C  2000 mg/day


When we think vitamin C we think citrus fruits, but below tables will show that vitamin C found in large quantities in other foods. Therefore peoples with sensitive throat can choose their vitamin source from these foods.


Vitamin C content of citrus fruits 


Orange                  50 mg/100g


Lemon                   40 mg/100g


Grape fruit              30 mg/100g


Raspberry              30 mg/100g


Strawberry             60 mg/100g


Vitamin C content of Some fruit and vegetables


Red pepper               190 mg/100g


Guava                        100 mg/100g


Lychee                         70 mg/100g


Papaya                         60 mg/100g


Indian gooseberry       445 mg/100g


Mango                            28 mg/100g


Cauliflower                     40 mg/100g


Garlic                              30 mg/100g


Spinach                          30 mg/100


Banana                             9 mg/100g


Carrot                                9 mg/100g


water melon                     10 mg/100g


Melon                                 20 mg/100g


Potato                                20 mg/100g


Tomato                              10 mg/100g





 One of the richest source of vitamin C is Rose hips  (2000 mg/100g). This is available in the market in the form of syrup named Rose hip syrup.



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