Do you know Red Guvava Is A Rich Source of Vitamin C

 Red Guvava Rich Source of Vitamin C 

Doctors emphasize need to take Vitamin C every day to boost immunity to get your body ready to fight COVID19 .

When we think about the rich and natural source of Vitamin C , lemons and oranges popped up in our mind. But surprisingly , a sin­gle Red Peru or amarood or  guava has over 200 mg of the nutrient in 100 grams, which is almost over thrice as that in an orange. You get just about 64 mg from 100 gm of orange and 48 mg from 100 ml of lime juice accord­ing to the Indian Food Composi­tion Tables.

Vitamin C, is ascorbic acid, it is a water soluble vitamin that helps to improve immunity, aids in the synthesis of collagen (skin protein), and production of certain neurotransmitters (the bo­dy’s chemical messengers). 

Another important thing about Vitamin C , it is not stored in the body so you re­quire daily intake. While 100 gm of goose­berry provides 247 mg, others like bell peppers (yellow, red, green: 120 mg), bitter gourd (50 mg), and raw mango (50 mg), can also pro­vide the vitamin. Interestingly 100 gm of green chillies contain 90 mg of the vitamin enough as daily requirement, but it is not possible to consume this much green chillies everyday.