Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required by the body for the development and maintenance of scar tissue, blood vessels, and cartilage.
Vitamin C is also necessary for creating ATP, dopamine, peptide hormones, and tyrosine.
As a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C helps lessen oxidative stress to the body and is thought to lower cancer risk.
The current DV for vitamin C is 60mg, below is a list of foods high in vitamin C, for more, see the extended list of vitamin C rich foods.