{"id":435,"date":"2018-06-05T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T17:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/?post_type=fdoc-nutrition-page&#038;p=435"},"modified":"2024-06-13T05:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:33:51","slug":"vitamin-c","status":"publish","type":"fdoc-nutrition-page","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/health-nutrition\/vitamin-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin C"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Grapefruit is an excellent source of vitamin C: one-half of a medium grapefruit provides you with about half of the Daily Value (DV), and a 250 ml glass of 100% grapefruit juice provides almost 60% DV.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Vitamin C is an antioxidant and works with other vitamins and enzymes in the body to provide antioxidant protection.<sup><a href=\"#references\">1-4<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C plays a key role in supporting a healthy immune system to help the body resist infection.\u00a0<sup><a href=\"#references\">1-4<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C is thought to have an anti-histamine effect,<sup><a href=\"#references\">1,4,5<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and may help support lung function.<sup><a href=\"#references\">1,6<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C supports collagen production, which is needed for the maintenance of healthy skin, bones, and gums.<sup><a href=\"#references\">1-4<\/a> <\/sup>Collagen breakdown in the skin may lead to the appearance of premature ageing.<sup><a href=\"#references\">7<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>The absorption of iron from plants may increase when consumed with vitamin C.<sup><a href=\"#references\">1-4<\/a><\/sup> Thus, eating grapefruit with plant foods that are high in iron, such as dark leafy greens or lentils, may help your body absorb more iron.<\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C needs greatly increase during breastfeeding.<sup><a href=\"#references\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C intake by mothers may influence the amount of vitamin C in breastmilk;<sup><a href=\"#references\">8<\/a> <\/sup>for example, drinking 3-5 servings of orange juice per week doubled breast milk vitamin C concentrations.<sup><a href=\"#references\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper back-to-btn\">\n                <a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/nutrition\/nutrition-facts\/\">\n                    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M 0.305 6.305 L 6.305 0.305 C 6.68 -0.102 7.336 -0.102 7.711 0.305 C 8.117 0.68 8.117 1.336 7.711 1.711 L 2.43 6.992 L 7.711 12.305 C 8.117 12.68 8.117 13.336 7.711 13.711 C 7.336 14.117 6.68 14.117 6.305 13.711 L 0.305 7.711 C -0.102 7.336 -0.102 6.68 0.305 6.305 Z\" fill=\"\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, -1.7763568394002505e-15, 0)\"\/><\/svg>BACK TO NUTRITION FACTS<\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-fdoc-references\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-fdoc-references__heading\">References<\/h2>\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-fdoc-references__list\">\r\n<li>Vitamin C. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine.Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids.Washington, D.C.:National Academy Press; 2000:95-185.<\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C. Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center.Oregon State University. <a href=\"http:\/\/lpi.oregonstate.edu\/mic\/vitamins\/vitamin-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/lpi.oregonstate.edu\/mic\/vitamins\/vitamin-C<\/a>).<\/li>\r\n<li>Lykkesfeldt <em>et al.<\/em>Adv Nutr 2014; 5:16-18.<\/li>\r\n<li>Vitamin C. Health Professionals Fact Sheet.Office of Dietary Supplements.National Institutes of Health. <a href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/VitaminC-HealthProfessional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/VitaminC-HealthProfessional\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chatterjee <em>et al.<\/em>Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.1975;258(1):24-47.<\/li>\r\n<li>Hemila, BMJ Open.2013;3:002416.<\/li>\r\n<li>Dermatologic Therapy.2007;20:314-321.<\/li>\r\n<li>Bravi <em>et al.<\/em>Am J Clin Nutr 2016;104:646-62.<\/li>\r\n<li>Daneel-Otterbech <em>et al.<\/em>Am J Clin Nutr.2005; 81:1088-1093.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and is important for skin and bone health, as well as immune system function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"fdoc-nutrition-category":[394],"class_list":["post-435","fdoc-nutrition-page","type-fdoc-nutrition-page","status-publish","hentry","fdoc-nutrition-category-nutrition-facts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-nutrition-page\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-nutrition-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fdoc-nutrition-page"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-nutrition-page\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3384,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-nutrition-page\/435\/revisions\/3384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fdoc-nutrition-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-nutrition-category?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}