Nutrient found in citrus fruits and other foods

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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals imaged by cross polarised light microscopy. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is important for collagen formation and wound healing. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables including citrus friuts, brussels sprouts and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin that cannot be stored in the body so needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy. 100X image magnification.

Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals, LM

Marrubium vulgare (White horehound)

Broccoli floret

Citrus Limon (Lemon)

Larix decidua (European larch)

Citrus sinensis (Orange)

A histogram comparing the vitamin C content of various foods. Colour lithograph.

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) fruit

Vitamin C, also known as a ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, which means it is excreated by the body and needs to be replaced in our diet. Unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy.

Vitamin C : some current problems / R. Elwyn Hughes.

Food recommended to children for physical fitness by the Florida Citrus Commission, emphasizing citrus fruits. Colour lithograph, 195- (?).

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin C, also known as a ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, which means it is excreated by the body and needs to be replaced in our diet. Unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy.

Larix decidua (European larch)

Vitamin C : some current problems / R. Elwyn Hughes.

Food recommended to children for physical fitness by the Florida Citrus Commission, emphasizing citrus fruits. Colour lithograph, 195- (?).

Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)

Vitamin C

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Images referencing Vitamin C

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Vitamin C, also known as a ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, which means it is excreated by the body and needs to be replaced in our diet. Unlike most mammals, humans do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy.

Larix decidua (European larch)

Vitamin C : some current problems / R. Elwyn Hughes.

Food recommended to children for physical fitness by the Florida Citrus Commission, emphasizing citrus fruits. Colour lithograph, 195- (?).

Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)

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