Quick! What Common Food Has the Highest Vitamin C per Serving?

You are correct if you answered, red peppers! That’s right, there is more ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in this vegetable than orange juice. The OJ (3/4 cup) contains 93 mg and one-half cup of red peppers contains 95 mg of this important vitamin. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Vitamin C from the Vitamin C Fact Sheet issued by the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. It is a valuable resource!

PositiveTip: Vitamin C is really easy to get from fresh fruits and vegetables. Eat some every day!