Vitamin C breaks down under heat, so fresh produce ranks higher than cooked. Freezing stops the clock; frozen fruit retains nearly as much as the day it was picked. Fortification adds it back to some juices and cereals, which is why processed items sometimes beat whole foods on this table. What you see here is what reaches your mouth, not what left the farm.
Citrus, berries, peppers and leafy greens concentrate vitamin C most densely. Your body cannot store it, so repeated small amounts across the day matter more than one large dose. The ranking captures a single snapshot; ripeness, storage time and how a food was handled shift these figures considerably.
FDA daily value: 90 mg
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Showing 101–123 of 123 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 4.40 mg | 5% |
| 102 | Pears, raw, bartlett | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 4.40 mg | 5% |
| 103 | Peaches, yellow, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 4.10 mg | 5% |
| 104 | Flour, chestnut | Nut and Seed Products | 4.05 mg | 4% |
| 105 | Grapes, red, seedless, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 3.31 mg | 4% |
| 106 | Grapes, red, seedless, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 3.31 mg | 4% |
| 107 | Apricot, with skin, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 3.07 mg | 3% |
| 108 | Grapes, green, seedless, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 3.02 mg | 3% |
| 109 | Grapes, green, seedless, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 3.02 mg | 3% |
| 110 | Nectarines, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 2.90 mg | 3% |
| 111 | Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork | Restaurant Foods | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 112 | Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork | Restaurant Foods | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 113 | Carrots, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 114 | Carrots, frozen, unprepared | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 115 | Tomatillos, dehusked, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.18 mg | 2% |
| 116 | Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.10 mg | 2% |
| 117 | Plum, black, with skin, raw | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 1.82 mg | 2% |
| 118 | Onion rings, breaded, par fried, frozen, prepared, heated in oven | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 1.60 mg | 2% |
| 119 | Figs, dried, uncooked | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 1.20 mg | 1% |
| 120 | Figs, dried, uncooked | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 1.20 mg | 1% |
| 121 | Eggplant, raw | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0.80 mg | 1% |
| 122 | Mustard, prepared, yellow | Spices and Herbs | 0.40 mg | 0% |
| 123 | Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat | Dairy and Egg Products | 0.20 mg | 0% |
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