You’d be surprised at where vitamin C pops up in your kitchen – I know I was! I found it in my broccoli, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, spinach, carrots, kale, peas, leeks, tomatoes, guava, watermelon, grapefruit, pecans, raspberries, bell peppers, onion, papaya, pineapple, and pistachios!
Let’s find out how much of this vitamin is already in your home – are you ready?
Vitamin C is essential for humans and some animals (mostly primates), protecting the body from oxidative stress (involved in many diseases) and helping heal wounds. When humans don’t get enough vitamin C, they get sick with scurvy (bleeding from all mucus
membranes, brown spots on the skin…), which is actually how scientists discovered vitamin C in the first place.
