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Food Sources of Vitamin C
Food
Sources of Vitamin C
ranked by milligrams of vitamin C per standard amount; also calories in
the
standard amount. (All provide ≥ 20% of RDA for adult men, which is 90
mg/day.)
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Food, Standard Amount
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Vitamin C (mg)
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Calories
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Guava, raw, ½ cup
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188
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56
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Red sweet pepper, raw,
½ cup
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142
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20
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Red sweet pepper, cooked,
½ cup
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116
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19
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Kiwi fruit, 1 medium
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70
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46
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Orange, raw, 1 medium
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70
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62
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Orange juice, ¾
cup
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61-93
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79-84
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Green pepper, sweet, raw,
½ cup
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60
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15
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Green pepper, sweet,
cooked, ½ cup
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51
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19
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Grapefruit juice,
¾ cup
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50-70
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71-86
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Vegetable juice cocktail,
¾ cup
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50
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34
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Strawberries, raw,
½ cup
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49
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27
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Brussels sprouts, cooked,
½ cup
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48
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28
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Cantaloupe, ¼
medium
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47
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51
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Papaya, raw, ¼
medium
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47
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30
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Kohlrabi, cooked,
½ cup
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45
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24
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Broccoli, raw, ½
cup
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39
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15
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Edible pod peas, cooked,
½ cup
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38
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34
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Broccoli, cooked,
½ cup
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37
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26
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Sweet potato, canned,
½ cup
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34
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116
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Tomato juice, ¾
cup
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33
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31
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Cauliflower, cooked,
½ cup
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28
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17
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Pineapple, raw, ½
cup
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28
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37
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Kale, cooked, ½
cup
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27
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18
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Mango, ½ cup
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23
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54
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Source:
Nutrient values
from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Nutrient Database for Standard
Reference, Release 17. Foods are from ARS single nutrient reports,
sorted in
descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household
measures.
Food items and weights in the single nutrient reports are adapted from
those in
2002 revision of USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72, Nutritive Value
of
Foods. Mixed dishes and multiple preparations of the same food item
have been
omitted from this table.
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