Vitamin C Definition

noun

Ascorbic acid.

Webster's New World

The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, although used in our bodies for many purposes. It is plentiful in citrous fruits and many vegetables, and a deficiency causes scurvy.

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  • Mean concentrations of plasma vitamin C and red cell folate were significantly lower for men and women in receipt of household benefits.

  • The fruit sugar fructose and vitamin C help the iron in plant sources to be absorbed more effectively in the body.

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