Re:Soon Your Orange Juice Will Have Even Less Real Orange in It
by adrian_b on Monday June 16, 2025 @02:09AM
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Orange juice is not a good source of vitamin C. Neither is any other popular fruit juice. Most fruits are rather poor sources of vitamins, so they should be eaten for enjoyment, not for the hope that they cover your necessities in essential nutrients.
Eating one raw red bell pepper daily would provide an adequate intake of vitamin C. Kiwi fruits are also much better sources of vitamin C than oranges, eating a few provides the recommended daily intake. There are only a few other good choices, which do not require eating great quantities daily, e.g. black currants, broccoli, cauliflower.
However, adding to food pure ascorbic acid powder is about ten times cheaper than ensuring your vitamin C necessities with fruits or vegetables, so based on cost it can be the better choice.
The vitamin C supplements in pills or capsules are typically very overpriced in comparison with pure ascorbic acid powder and they mix the useful vitamin C with garbage excipients. Using ascorbic acid powder like table salt (but in very small quantities, according to the recommended daily intake), to enhance some of your food, is cheaper and healthier.
Eating one raw red bell pepper daily would provide an adequate intake of vitamin C. Kiwi fruits are also much better sources of vitamin C than oranges, eating a few provides the recommended daily intake. There are only a few other good choices, which do not require eating great quantities daily, e.g. black currants, broccoli, cauliflower.
However, adding to food pure ascorbic acid powder is about ten times cheaper than ensuring your vitamin C necessities with fruits or vegetables, so based on cost it can be the better choice.
The vitamin C supplements in pills or capsules are typically very overpriced in comparison with pure ascorbic acid powder and they mix the useful vitamin C with garbage excipients. Using ascorbic acid powder like table salt (but in very small quantities, according to the recommended daily intake), to enhance some of your food, is cheaper and healthier.