Vitamin C

Alternative names:

ascorbic acid

Recommendations:

Recommended daily allowances (RDAs) are defined as the levels of intake of essential nutrients that, on the basis of scientific knowledge, the Food and Nutrition Board judges to be adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy persons.

The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods from the food guide pyramid.

It is important that vitamin C be consumed every day since it is not a fat soluble vitamin, and cannot be stored for later use. It is water soluble, therefore it is excreted regularly by the body.