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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
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals, LM
  • Marrubium vulgare (White horehound)
  • Broccoli floret
  • Citrus Limon (Lemon)
  • Larix decidua (European larch)
  • Capsicum Annuum (Chilli pepper)
  • Citrus sinensis (Orange)
  • A histogram comparing the vitamin C content of various foods. Colour lithograph.
  • Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) fruit
  • Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium)
  • Crytals of Ascorbic acid
  • A histogram comparing the vitamin C content of various foods. Colour lithograph.
  • Vitamin C imaged with polarised light. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important vitamin, essential for collagen formation and wound healing, it also facilitates to absorption of iron. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables, notably citrus friuts, kiwi and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin so is excreted by the body and, therefore, needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of vitamin C causes scurvy.
  • 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 imaged with polarised light. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important vitamin, essential for collagen formation and wound healing, it also facilitates to absorption of iron. A good source of Vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables, notably citrus friuts, kiwi and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin so is excreted by the body and, therefore, needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy.
  • Orange segment
  • Citrus aurantiifolia (Lime)