'C' FOR YOURSELF: 10 SURPRISING FOODS WITH MORE VITAMIN C THAN ORANGES

‘C’ for Yourself: 10 Surprising Foods with More Vitamin C Than Oranges
By Pulford
Posted Friday, May 15, 2015 at 02:32pm EDT



When asked about Vitamin C, most people think only of oranges. While oranges do have a substantial amount of Vitamin C, nearly everyone has heard that the best way to prevent or fight a cold is by taking vitamin C. Your mother probably gave you orange juice every time you came down with something. However, oranges are not the only food that is loaded with this vitamin. In fact, the food with the highest level of vitamin C isn’t oranges. Discover what foods have the most of this immune system boosting vitamin.

Here are 10 other foods that have way more of this essential nutrient.

Guava
The content of vitamin C in guava twice more than in sweet orange. If oranges has 54 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams, then the guava contained about 108 milligrams per 100 grams. The fruit is beneficial for weight loss, prevent skin breakouts, lower cholesterol, and treat diarrhea. Guava is a fruit with the highest vitamin C content.

Kiwi
Vitamin C in the kiwi apparently proportional to the amount of vitamin C in guava. The content of vitamin C in the kiwi is 100 milligrams per 100 grams. kiwi Including fruits containing high vitamin c. This fruit has health benefits for preventing heart disease and hypertension, treat symptoms of impotence, and maintain stamina. Other properties is able to maintain healthy skin and is suitable as a nutrient for pregnant women.

Cabbage
The content of vitamin C in cabbage is 160.8 milligrams per 2 cups. Means every one cup contains at least 80.4 milligrams of vitamin C. Cabbage has health benefits can prevent cancer. It also can prevent thrush because it contains vitamin C.

Strawberries
The content of vitamin C in strawberries is 56.7 milligrams per 100 grams, 8 consumption of strawberries every day it will fulfill the needs of vitamin C daily. Health benefits of strawberries such as teeth whitening and as a natural acne remedy.

Longan
The content of vitamin C in the Longan about 84 milligrams per 100 grams, still higher than the oranges. Levels of vitamin C on Longan, making this fruit including fruit rich in vitamin C. One of the benefits of this fruit is to cure insomnia.

Cauliflower
On cauliflower, its vitamin C content reached 50 milligrams per 100 grams, similar to the content of vitamin C in cabbage. Cauliflower has benefits to prevent the occurrence of cancer, such as colon cancer, breast cancer, and tumors.

Broccoli
The content of vitamin C in broccoli was 118 milligrams per 100 grams. Like red paprika, broccoli is a vegetable. Broccoli has health benefits for cancer prevention, detoxification, prevent stomach disorders, and prevent heart disease. Other properties are able to care for the skin, and prevent anemia.

Apples
The content of vitamin C in apples is 5 milligrams in 100 grams. Apple has benefits to detoxify the body, stabilize the body’s immunity, and reduce the body’s allergic.

Chili Peppers
A half-cup of chopped or diced chili peppers delivers 107.8 milligrams of vitamin C. Plus, researchers from the University of Buffalo found that capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers hot, may help relieve joint and muscle pain.

Tomatoes
The content of vitamin C in tomatoes is 34 milligrams per 100 grams.

Papaya
Levels of vitamin C in papaya, can be different in different reference. But do not worry, because still the average content of vitamin C in papaya is two times more than oranges. Papaya fruit has benefits to reduce the accumulation of fat in the body, helping the process of protein digestion, and improve sperm quality.
Sources:
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/foods-high-in-vitamin-c/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/vitamin-c-foods_n_1457397.html?ir=India
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20745689,00.html