6 Foods That Are High in Vitamin C Than Orange
Benefits: Skin health, immunity, healing, …
Vitamin C is paramount for your body’s healing process.
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin.
Your body needs vitamin C from muscle, blood vessels, cartilage, and collagen in bones.
The following quote by Linus Pauling sums up the importance of vitamin C.
If you take a reasonable amount of vitamin C regularly, the incidence of the common cold goes down. If you get a cold and start immediately, as soon as you start sneezing and sniffling, the cold just doesn’t get going.
Orange is supreme food. When I hear almost everyone say you need vitamin C.
Recommended vitamin C per day
An orange or a cup of strawberries, broccoli, or chopped red peppers is enough to provide daily vitamin C.
According to the trusted source (National Library of Medicine)
Women — 75 mg and during pregnancy, 120 mg per day
Men — 90 mg per day
Side effects
Side effects of vitamin C are very rare.
Your body cannot store the vitamin C.
However, amounts greater than 2,000 mg/day are not recommended.
For example, one kiwi has around 64 mg of vitamin C.
To consume 2000 mg from one source (kiwi), you need to eat 32 kiwis.
Low vitamin C symptoms
Ancient Egyptian medical practitioners first documented the symptoms in 1550 BC.
They also prescribed the treatment with onions and vegetables. A 100-gram onion has roughly 7.4 mg of vitamin C.
As our body cannot store vitamin C, it’s recommended to consume it regularly to prevent deficiency. Here are the common symptoms of vitamin C deficiency.
- Rough or bumpy skin
- Dry or damaged skin
- Easy bruising
- Slowly healing wounds
- Painful joints
- Bleeding gums
- Poor immunity, sick all the time
- Weight gain without any reason
If you are looking for other ways than orange to meet the minimum recommended dose of vitamin C, here are the top 6 foods that have more vitamin C than an orange.
Broccoli
I know for some people, it is a surprise because when people hear to consume more vitamin C, it means citrus fruit.
It might be surprising for some people that some veggies have more vitamins than organs.
Merely a cup of chopped broccoli has 81 mg of vitamin C.
Broccoli is also a great source of calcium, which is essential for strong bones. It also helps to prevent osteoporosis.
Kiwi
Kiwi is one of my favorite fruits. Kiwi has numerous health benefits: skin, better sleep, kidney stone prevention, anti-inflammatory, etc.
I just completed a 30+ days challenge to eat two kiwis a day with skin to get all the nutritional benefits.
Two kiwis have more than 137 mg of vitamin C, and our body’s requirement ( minimum) is 90 mg.
By the way, a gold Kiwi has more vitamin C than a green one. i love my green kiwis.
Learning:
If you are having a hard time on the toilet in the morning, I suggest eating two kiwis with skin (wash thoroughly) for 1–2 weeks.
Guava
A 100g of guava contains 22mg of vitamin C.
A study involved 45 young and healthy individuals who consumed 400 g of peeled guava daily for 42 days.
The results show a significant low in blood pressure and total cholesterol.
Bell Peppers
Bell peppers are low in calories.
However, they are high in healthy nutrients.
One cup of chopped bell pepper can get 120 mg of vitamin C.
Pineapple
One cup of chopped pineapple contains roughly 80 mg of vitamin C.
Pineapple is rich in nutrients: vitamin C, magnesium, and enzymes to help the digestive system.
Eating pineapple is associated with improved recovery after surgery.
Papaya
A mere 100 g of papaya contains 61 mg of vitamin C.
Papaya has many health benefits, including anti-cancer and asthma benefits, and it’s loaded with antioxidants.
Takeaways
Vitamin C is an essential water-soluble vitamin, and it’s affecting more than 1 in 20 people.
The human body cannot make or store vitamin C; therefore, we should consume it every day to meet the minimum recommended dose. Let me recall the numbers.
Women — 75 mg per day
Men — 90 mg per day
Vitamin C is super important for our overall health, especially the immune system, heart, and blood vessels.
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