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Top Ten Foods in Which Vitamin C is Plentiful
A great deal of both fruits and vegetables contain a certain quantity of vitamin C. However there are some foods that tend to be higher in vitamin C then others. The top ten foods in which vitamin C is plentiful include green peppers, citrus fruits (and juices such as orange juice), strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, turnip greens (and other leafy greens), sweet as well as white potatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon and cabbage. Getting enough of these foods on a regular basis should adequately provide your body with sufficient amounts of vitamin C. However these are not the only sources of vitamin C. Other foods that contain vitamin C include grapefruit, lemons, mangos, brussels sprouts, kale, papayas, spinach, cauliflower, red peppers, pineapples, winter squash, tangerines, watercress, rose hips, blueberries, raspberries, black currants and cranberries.
If you require extra iron then it is good to take the iron supplement with a vitamin rich food or a vitamin pill because the vitamin C helps the body to absorb the iron. It is worthwhile to know that one 500 mg vitamin C tablet equals either four cantaloupes, seven oranges, ten cups of pineapple juice, ten cups of asparagus, or one to one half cups of hot chili peppers.
It is recommended that fresh fruits be eaten either raw or cooked slightly. It is important to always thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them. The process of steaming vegetables is better then boiling but some vitamin C is still lost by both of these methods. As well allowing foods to sit out and be exposed to both air and/or light can decrease the concentration of vitamin C in any given food.
Citrus fruits and juices tend to be the most popular source of vitamin C for the majority of the population. In fact citrus juices such as orange juice contain approximately twice the 'Recommended Daily Allowance' (RDA) in a glass that is eight ounces. Many people wonder just how much vitamin C is n a container or carton of orange juice. The standard amount of vitamin C in eight ounces of juice tends to range from 80 to 160 milligrams. How much is dependent on a number of factors which include the type of oranges that are used to make the juice (the majority of orange juice makers make use of a variety of kinds), how ripe the oranges are, the climate they are grown in, and finally how the oranges were handled, processed, packaged and stored.
As a general rule, freshly squeezed orange juice has the highest content of vitamin C which is then followed by frozen or canned forms (which can retain their vitamin C content for months at a time), and then there is the chilled cartons and lastly, the mini boxes that are not refrigerated when they are purchased. Cartons of orange juice that are chilled gradually have a lesser quantity of vitamin C and also have a shorter shelf life. If you do buy a chilled carton of orange juice, always make note of the date of the product, which should show the last day it can be safety sold (in other words, the expiration date). This date is approximately 27 days after the product was packaged. If the date on the juice is either close or has passed then there will be a reduction of vitamin C in the product and taste is likely to be affected as well.
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Juice needs to be stored properly at all times. A carton that requires refrigeration is good for approximately two to four weeks, which are also true of frozen juice that is reconstituted, and canner juice after it has been opened. Freshly squeezed juice tends to be the tastiest and also the most costly. Frozen orange juice comes in at a close second.
Learning to read labels on bottles and cartons is so important. In order for companies to class something as a juice it must qualify as a juice on a 100% basis. However when you see the words, 'beverages', 'drinks', 'juice blends', 'punches', ' ades', and 'juice cocktails' be aware that these items likely contain little nutritious value in the way of fruit juice but instead contain plenty of water and sugar, often in the form of corn syrup.
Vitamin C aids the body in absorbing iron and this is particularly good for those who are vegetarians. For example, if you consume a glass of orange juice at breakfast with breakfast cereal that is enriched with iron, you will therefore have doubled or perhaps even tripled your absorption of iron. It is a smart idea to distribute your intake of vitamin C in order that you can take in some at each and every meal. For example if you eat a vegetarian meal of navy beans, rice, cornbread and an apple consider how you could easily add more vitamin C to this meal. You could easily add 75 mg of vitamin C by adding a cup of steamed broccoli or perhaps simply a five ounce glass of orange juice. By adding either one of these two items you could get three to seven times more absorbable iron from this vegetarian meal.
I hope you get some good ideas from these articles about Nutritional Supplements And Mediacl Opinions and NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR AUTISM and that you are able to use them.
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