Foods high in Vitamin C (USDA SR Legacy)

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 1–50 of 3,530 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV
1	Babyfood, GERBER, 2nd Foods, apple, carrot and squash, organic	Baby Foods	2732.00 mg	3036%
2	Beverages, Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, low calorie, powder	Beverages	2400.00 mg	2667%
3	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie	Beverages	2400.00 mg	2667%
4	Peppers, sweet, red, freeze-dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	1900.00 mg	2111%
5	Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	1677.60 mg	1864%
6	Acerola juice, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	1600.00 mg	1778%
7	Beverages, tea, green, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, unsweetened, fortified with vitamin C	Beverages	1342.30 mg	1491%
8	Chives, freeze-dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	660.00 mg	733%
9	Spices, coriander leaf, dried	Spices and Herbs	566.70 mg	630%
10	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	Beverages	560.00 mg	622%
11	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, added phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin C	Sweets	490.00 mg	544%
12	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Energy Bar, all flavors	Snacks	489.90 mg	544%
13	Rose Hips, wild (Northern Plains Indians)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	426.00 mg	473%
14	Snacks, candy rolls, yogurt-covered, fruit flavored with high vitamin C	Snacks	260.80 mg	290%
15	Babyfood, cereal, rice with pears and apple, dry, instant fortified	Baby Foods	250.00 mg	278%
16	Beverages, Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, with pulp, frozen concentrate.	Beverages	243.10 mg	270%
17	Peppers, hot chili, green, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	242.50 mg	269%
18	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes	Breakfast Cereals	239.70 mg	266%
19	Beverages, orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder	Beverages	230.80 mg	256%
20	Guavas, common, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	228.30 mg	254%
21	Jujube, Chinese, fresh, dried	Fruits and Fruit Juices	217.60 mg	242%
22	SILK Hazelnut Creamer	Legumes and Legume Products	200.00 mg	222%
23	Willow, young leaves, chopped (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	190.00 mg	211%
24	Beverages, Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate	Beverages	189.70 mg	211%
25	Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	183.50 mg	204%
26	Litchis, dried	Fruits and Fruit Juices	183.00 mg	203%
27	Currants, european black, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	181.00 mg	201%
28	Snacks, candy bits, yogurt covered with vitamin C	Snacks	180.00 mg	200%
29	Babyfood, snack, GERBER GRADUATE FRUIT STRIPS, Real Fruit Bars	Baby Foods	179.90 mg	200%
30	Peppers, sweet, green, sauteed	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	177.00 mg	197%
31	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Honey Nut Oat Bar	Snacks	176.40 mg	196%
32	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Double Chocolate Nut Bar	Snacks	176.20 mg	196%
33	Baobab powder	Fruits and Fruit Juices	173.20 mg	192%
34	Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	171.00 mg	190%
35	Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	171.00 mg	190%
36	Peppers, sweet, red, sauteed	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	162.80 mg	181%
37	Kiwifruit, ZESPRI SunGold, raw	Fruits and Fruit Juices	161.30 mg	179%
38	Thyme, fresh	Spices and Herbs	160.10 mg	178%
39	Cloudberries, raw (Alaska Native)	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	158.00 mg	176%
40	Beverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate	Beverages	155.60 mg	173%
41	Parsley, freeze-dried	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	149.00 mg	166%
42	Guava sauce, cooked	Fruits and Fruit Juices	146.40 mg	163%
43	Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted	Fruits and Fruit Juices	144.80 mg	161%
44	Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, with added calcium	Fruits and Fruit Juices	144.80 mg	161%
45	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Chewy Chocolate Peanut Bar	Snacks	144.40 mg	160%
46	Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON MULTIGRAIN CRUNCH BAR	Snacks	144.30 mg	160%
47	Peppers, hot chili, red, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	143.70 mg	160%
48	Drumstick pods, raw	Vegetables and Vegetable Products	141.00 mg	157%
49	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	Dairy and Egg Products	138.00 mg	153%
50	Candies, fruit snacks, with high vitamin C	Sweets	136.40 mg	152%

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