Food......................................Vit. C (mg)
orange, fresh, 1 medium...................69.7
orange juice, frsh, 1 cup.................124
strawberries, fresh whole, 1 cup..........84.5
broccoli, cooked, 1/2" peices, 1 cup......140
avocado, 1 3 and 1/4 in diameter..........22.4
collard greens, cooked, 1 cup.............144
peppers, red raw, 2 1/3" x 2 1/2".........151
the 1960 RDA for vitamin C is 60 mg. adult, 40 mg. children under 4.
Source: The New Laurel's Kitchen, Laurel Robertson et. al. 1986
So you see it's easy to exceed the RDA by just eating good plain food.
Not
just fruits, and especially not just orange juice. :-) There is enough
vit.
c in lettuces, some herbs, other veggies like carrots, and even raw
meat
(jerky) such that a good paleo diet supplies plently of vit. c that
can
easily be assimilated by the body, without toxins possibly found in
supplements.
Stacie
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