What fruit contains the MOST vitamin C?

Question

Orange? Chinese goosebeery?
Or others?

Answer 1

One guava has 165 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C, while one orange has a mere 69mg.

Guava 1 medium 165mg
Red Bell Pepper 1/2 cup 95mg
Papaya 1 medium 95mg
Orange juice, from frozen concentrate3/4 cup 75mg
Orange1 medium 60mg
Broccoli, boiled1/2 cup 60mg
Green bell pepper1/2 cup 45mg
Kohlrabi, boiled1/2 cup 45mg
Strawberries 1/2 cup 45mg
Grapefruit, whiteHalf 40mg
Cantaloupe1/2 cup 35mg
Tomato juice3/4 cup 35 mg
Mango 1 medium 30mg
Tangerine1 medium 25mg
Potato, baked with skin, 1, 25 mg
Cabbage greens, frozen, boiled1/2 cup 25 mg
Spinach, raw 1 cup 15mg

You'll find high levels of vitamin C in red berries, kiwifruit, red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, and juices made from guava, grapefruit, and orange.

Answer 2

Oranges

Answer 3

Camu camu fruit has highest amount-- 40 times amount in oranges. Then those super hot peppers. Then guavas. Then orange (didn't count rose hips and acerola berries used in supplements). Going by weight-- per pound. Broccoli, bell peppers and cauliflowers have the most among vegetables. For more info on camu camu fruit helping mood and other things see this.

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Answer 4

#1 - acerola (west indian cherries), raw - 10,480 mg for 200 calories
#2 - lemons, raw, with peel - 770 mg for 200 calories
#3 - Guavas, common, raw - 672 mg for 200 calories

60 mg is the Recommended daily requirement for Vitamin C. Among more common fruits, in order, are

#5 - strawberries, raw, 368 mg for 200 calories (6 large strawberries will give over 100% of your RDA for 36 calories)

#8 - papayas, raw, 317 mg for 200 calories.

Here is a great website for that sort of question:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/nutrient-search.html

Just put in what vitamin, mineral, or other nutrient you are interested in, and it comes back with the complete list.

Here is the home page of that website:

http://www.nutritiondata.com

which lets you search for any food and comes back with pages of analysis of that food, including nutrients, what foods are better or worse for gaining/losing weight, how much of an anti-inflammatory it is, etc.

Answer 5

Guava

Answer 6

actually i looked it up and blackberries have far more than oranges and second was red bell peppers, then strawberries, then the citrus family

Answer 7

citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits and lemons.

Answer 8

Guava, Kiwi..it depends, here's a chart and best info

Answer 9

grapefruits or oranges

Answer 10

strawberries or goji berries