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 2001–2050 of 3,530 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume water | Soups, Sauces, and Gravies | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2002 | Babyfood, fortified cereal bar, fruit filling | Baby Foods | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2003 | Babyfood, cereal, rice, dry fortified | Baby Foods | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2004 | Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) | Nut and Seed Products | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2005 | Beets, harvard, canned, solids and liquids | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2006 | Fast Foods, grilled chicken filet sandwich, with lettuce, tomato and spread | Fast Foods | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2007 | Nuts, coconut water (liquid from coconuts) | Nut and Seed Products | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2008 | Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) | Nut and Seed Products | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2009 | Peaches, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2010 | Babyfood, rice cereal, dry, EARTHS BEST ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN, fortified only with iron | Baby Foods | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2011 | Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2012 | Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour chicken | Restaurant Foods | 2.40 mg | 3% |
| 2013 | Beans, baked, canned, with franks | Legumes and Legume Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2014 | Sausage, turkey, fresh, raw | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2015 | Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2016 | Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk | Beverages | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2017 | Beverages, AMBER, hard cider | Beverages | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2018 | Muffins, blueberry, dry mix | Baked Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2019 | Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve | Soups, Sauces, and Gravies | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2020 | Soup, vegetable chicken, canned, prepared with water, low sodium | Soups, Sauces, and Gravies | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2021 | Spices, oregano, dried | Spices and Herbs | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2022 | Milk, indian buffalo, fluid | Dairy and Egg Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2023 | Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, leg, meat only, bone in, cooked without skin, braised | Poultry Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2024 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, raw | Poultry Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2025 | Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento | Dairy and Egg Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2026 | Beets, pickled, canned, solids and liquids | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2027 | Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2028 | Pheasant, cooked, total edible | Poultry Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2029 | Quail, cooked, total edible | Poultry Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2030 | Pickle relish, hamburger | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2031 | Pasta mix, classic cheeseburger macaroni, unprepared | Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2032 | Pickles, cucumber, dill, reduced sodium | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2033 | Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2034 | Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2035 | Squash, summer, zucchini, italian style, canned | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2036 | Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2037 | Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork | Restaurant Foods | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2038 | Restaurant, Chinese, lemon chicken | Restaurant Foods | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2039 | Sherbet, orange | Sweets | 2.30 mg | 3% |
| 2040 | Fish, tuna salad | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2041 | Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, no salt added | Legumes and Legume Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2042 | Cherries, sweet, canned, water pack, solids and liquids | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2043 | Apples, dehydrated (low moisture), sulfured, uncooked | Fruits and Fruit Juices | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2044 | Fast foods, sundae, caramel | Fast Foods | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2045 | Pancakes, blueberry, prepared from recipe | Baked Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2046 | Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, salted | Legumes and Legume Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2047 | Babyfood, meat, turkey, strained | Baby Foods | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2048 | Soup, cream of asparagus, canned, condensed | Soups, Sauces, and Gravies | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2049 | Babyfood, vegetables, corn, creamed, junior | Baby Foods | 2.20 mg | 2% |
| 2050 | Yogurt, Greek, 2% fat, pineapple, CHOBANI | Dairy and Egg Products | 2.20 mg | 2% |
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