Five Foods with More Vitamin C Than Oranges

The Chris McKay Radio Show

Vitamin C is water soluble, meaning our bodies can neither produce nor store it. It’s up to us to include vitamin C in our diets. But you’d have to eat a lot of oranges to come anywhere near the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of 60 mg.

Here are five foods with more vitamin C than oranges:

1. Yellow Bell Peppers – A half cup of these colorful veggies packs 155 mg of vitamin
2. Papaya – Each half of a large papaya provides an impressive 238 mg of vitamin C.
3. Guava – with 377 mg per cup, you can’t beat the vitamin C content. That’s five times
4. Kale – Each two-cup serving of Kale carries 150 mg of vitamin C, a whopping 684 mg
5. Strawberries – A cup of sliced strawberries contains 98 mg of vitamin C, just a tad

So there you have 5 foods that pack a Vitamin C Punch!