Fruit and Vegetables Compared and Ranked by Vitamin C content
For Info on Vitamin C see:
Vitamin C Info Page here Vitamin C
Value in mg per 100 grams of edible portion of raw item
|
Vitamin C |
|
| Broccoli | 89.2 |
| Papaya | 61.8 |
| Cauliflower | 46.4 |
| Orange | 45 |
| G.Peas | 40 |
| Strawberry | 37 |
| Spinach | 28.1 |
| Lettuce | 18 |
| Melon | 18 |
| Pineapple | 16.9 |
| Tomatoes | 12.7 |
| Banana | 8.7 |
| Peach | 6.6 |
| Lentils | 6.2 |
| Carrots | 5.9 |
| Asparagus | 5.6 |
| F.Beans | 4.6 |
| Apples | 4.6 |
| Pear | 4.2 |
| Grapes | 4 |
Vitamin C Content of fruit and vegetables compared
Some items that came out on top are Carrots for most Vitamin A, Lentils for most Vitamin B6, Broccoli, Papaya and Cauliflower for most Vitamin C, French Beans for most Calcium and Magnesium as well as Potassium, so I definitely will add those food items more to my menu.
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