Food Sources of Vitamin C ranked by milligrams of vitamin C per standard amount; also calories in the standard amount. (All provide >- 20% of RDA for adult men, which is 90 mg/day.)
| Food, Standard Amount |
Vitamin C (mg) |
Calories |
| Guava, raw, ½ cup |
188 |
56 |
| Red sweet pepper, raw, ½cup |
142 |
20 |
| Red sweet pepper, cooked, ½ cup |
116 |
19 |
| Kiwi fruit, 1 medium |
70 |
46 |
| Orange, raw, 1 medium |
70 |
62 |
| Orange juice, ¾ cup |
61-93 |
79-84 |
| Green pepper, sweet, raw, ½ cup |
60 |
15 |
| Green pepper, sweet, cooked, ½ cup |
51 |
19 |
| Grapefruit juice, ¾ cup |
50-70 |
71-86 |
| Vegetable juice cocktail, ¾ cup |
50 |
34 |
| Strawberries, raw, ½ cup |
49 |
27 |
| Brussels sprouts, cooked, ½ cup |
48 |
28 |
| Cantaloupe, ¼ medium |
47 |
51 |
| Papaya, raw, ¼ medium |
47 |
30 |
| Kohlrabi, cooked, ½ cup |
45 |
24 |
| Broccoli, raw, ½ cup |
39 |
15 |
| Edible pod peas, cooked, ½ cup |
38 |
34 |
| Broccoli, cooked, ½ cup |
37 |
26 |
| Sweetpotato, canned, ½ cup |
34 |
116 |
| Tomato juice, ¾ cup |
33 |
31 |
| Cauliflower, cooked, ½ cup |
28 |
17 |
| Pineapple, raw, ½ cup |
28 |
37 |
| Kale, cooked, ½ cup |
27 |
18 |
| Mango, ½ cup |
23 |
54 |
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