It’s winter, which means it’s cold season and people are bustling to get their Vitamin C in as a way to try to protect themselves from getting sick. Oranges are usually star items in this gameābut did you know that there are lots of foods that actually have way more vitamin C than oranges? Here are some of them.
The Baseline
While it has the reputation of being the go-to fruit for meeting your vitamin C needs, the humble orange only has 69.7 mg of vitamin C. Let’s see how that compares to some other produce aisle favorites.
Bell Pepper
A rare savory source of Vitamin C, a bell pepper has a whopping 190 mg of vitamin C per serving, plus plenty of Vitamin A to boot.
Kiwi
Kiwis happen to be one of the healthiest foods around. In addition to 137.2 mg of vitamin C per serving, they’re also full of potassium and copper.
Mango
Not only are mangos delicious and crazy sweet, but they’re also full of Vitamin Cā122.3 mg of it per serving, to be exact. They’re also boasting some good Vitamin A, too.
Kale
They call it a superfood for a reason. Along with plenty of Vitamin K and Vitamin A, kale also offers 80.4 mg of vitamin C per serving.
