Vitamin C is extremely essential to your body so knowing what it is and does is important. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential to form collagen in your cartilage, bones, blood vessels, muscles, and helps in iron absorption. The nutrient is manufactured by almost every living being except for human beings. It is therefore required that you ingest it through the food and supplements that you consume. You may already be eating some of the food sources that contain vitamin C, such as oranges, berries, garlic, kiwi, cabbage, parsley, red pepper, guava, papaya, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, Brussel sprouts, spinach and tomatoes.
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