The Top 10 Foods Highest in Vitamin C

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.

High vitamin C foods include guavas, bell peppers, kiwifruit, strawberries, oranges, papayas, broccoli, tomatoes, kale, and snow peas. The current daily value (% DV) for vitamin C is 90mg.

Below is a list high vitamin C foods ranked by a common serving size, use the nutrient ranking of over 200 foods high in vitamin C to see the foods highest in vitamin C by nutrient density (per gram), or see rankings of fruits high in vitamin C, and vegetables high in vitamin C.

High Vitamin C Foods

1 Guavas

• 419% DV (377mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 112 | Weight: 165g (5.8oz)

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Nutrition Facts for Guavas.

2 Bell Peppers

• 211% DV (190mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 46 | Weight: 149g (5.3oz)

Nutrition Facts for Sweet Red Bell Peppers.

3 Kiwifruit

• 185% DV (167mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 110 | Weight: 180g (6.3oz)

Nutrition Facts for Kiwifruit.

4 Strawberries

• 108% DV (98mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 53 | Weight: 166g (5.9oz)

More Berries High in Vitamin C

-36% DV in 1 cup of raspberries
-34% DV in 1 cup of blackberries
-16% DV in 1 cup of blueberries

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Nutrition Facts for Strawberries.

5 Oranges

• 106% DV (96mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 85 | Weight: 180g (6.3oz)

More Citrus Fruit High in Vitamin C

-413% DV in 1 pummelo
-98% DV in 1 grapefruit
-40% DV in 1 clementine
-34% DV in 1 lemon

Nutrition Facts for Oranges.

6 Papaya

• 98% DV (88mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 62 | Weight: 145g (5.1oz)

More Tropical Fruits High in Vitamin C

-88% DV in 1 cup of pineapple
-72% DV in 1 cup of cantaloupe melon
-67% DV in 1 cup of sliced mango
-34% DV in 1 cup of honeydew melon

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Nutrition Facts for Papaya.

7 Broccoli

• 90% DV (81mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 31 | Weight: 91g (3.2oz)

Brassica Vegetables High in Vitamin C

-107% DV in 1 cup of brussels sprouts
-61% DV in 1 cup of cauliflower
-63% DV in 1 cup of cabbage

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Nutrition Facts for Broccoli.

8 Tomato

• 61% DV (55mg) vitamin C per cup cooked
• Calories: 43 | Weight: 240g (8.5oz)

Nutrition Facts for Cooked Tomatoes.

9 Kale

• 59% DV (53mg) vitamin C per cup cooked
• Calories: 36 | Weight: 130g (4.6oz)

Green Leafy Vegetables High in Vitamin C

-44% DV in 1 cup of turnip greens
-35% DV in 1 cup of swiss chard
-20% DV in 1 cup of spinach

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Nutrition Facts for Cooked Kale.

10 Snow Peas

• 42% DV (38mg) vitamin C per cup
• Calories: 26 | Weight: 63g (2.2oz)

Nutrition Facts for Snow Peas.

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