Vitamin  C
Absorbic Acid

WATER

SOLUBLE

RDI UNIT
/DAY
MALE - ADULT - 19 to 50 Years 90 mg
FEMALE - ADULT - 19 to 50 Years  75 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 1 - 18 and Under  80 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 1 - 19 and Over  85 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 2 - 18 and Under  80 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 2 - 19 and Over  85 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 3 - 18 and Under  80 mg
PREGNANCY - Trimester 3 -  19 and Over  85 mg
LACTATING - 18 and Under  115 mg
LACTATING - 19 and Over  120 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 0 to 6 Months  40 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 0 to 6 Months  40 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 7 to 12 Months  50 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 7 to 12 Months  50 mg
MALE - INFANTS - 1 to 3 Years  15 mg
FEMALE - INFANTS - 1 to 3 Years  15 mg
MALE - CHILDREN - 4 to 8 Years  25 mg
FEMALE - CHILDREN - 4 to 8 Years  25 mg
MALE - CHILDREN - 9 to 13 Years  45 mg
FEMALE - CHILDREN - 9 to 13 Years  45 mg
MALE - ADOLESCENTS - 14 - 18 Years  75 mg
FEMALE - ADOLESCENTS - 14 - 18 Years  65 mg
MALE - ELDERLY - Over 50  90 mg
FEMALE - ELDERLY - Over 50  75 mg

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FATS, OILS & SWEETS

MILK, YOGURT & CHEESE GROUP

MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, DRY BEANS, & NUTS GROUP

VEGETABLE GROUP

FRUIT GROUP

 

BREAD, CEREAL, RICE, & PASTA GROUP

Use sparingly 2-3 Servings 2-3 Servings 3-5 Servings 2-4 Servings 6-11 Servings
SOURCES
CITRUS FRUITS
GREEN VEGETABLES
TOMATO
FRESH STRAWBERRIES
PINEAPPLE
CANTALOUPE
GUAVA
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
HONEYDEW MELON
ORANGE
ORANGE JUICE
WATERMELON
BROCCOLI
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
SPINACH
KALE
GREEN PEPPER
CABBAGE
TURNIPS
COLLARDS
GREEN PEAS
WINTER SQUASH
SWEET POTATOES
LIMA BEANS
ROSE HIPS
BLACK ELDER
FUNCTIONS
ALLERGIES
ARTHRITIS
ASTHMA
BRONCHITIS
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
CATARACTS
COLDS & FLU
COLD SORES
CROUP
EMPHYSEMA
ENDOMETRIOSIS
GALL STONES
GLAUCOMA
HANGOVER
HAY FEVER
HIV INFECTION
HORMONAL IMBALANCE
HYPOTHERMIA
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
INFERTILITY
JAUNDICE
LABOR PAINS
LEG ULCERS
MIDDLE-EAR INFECTION
MUMPS
MYALGIA
NOSEBLEEDS
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
PHOTODERMATITIS
PLEURISY
ROSEOLA
SPEAKING DISORDERS
STIES
TONSILLITIS
VIRAL INFECTIONS
VISION PROBLEMS
COLLAGEN FORMATION IN TEETH BONE
COLLAGEN FORMATION IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE
RESIST INFECTION
AT RISK
SMOKERS NEED TO TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 35 mg

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ALSO KNOWN AS...

ASCORBIC ACID

DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID (DHA)

 

DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
SCURVY (BREAKDOWN OF SKIN, BLOOD VESSELS, AND TEETH)
LOOSENING OF TEETH
BLEEDING GUMS
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
TOXICITY SYMPTOMS
KIDNEY STONES
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES

EXCESS IRON ABSORPTION

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Last Update: June 10, 2005