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Vitamin C is probably the best known out of all the vitamins and all our fruit smoothies are a source of  this amazing little vitamin.  It's structure was discovered in 1933 at the University of Birmingham by a chap called Walter Haworth. Most plants can make vitamin C from glucose but humans, primates, guinea-pigs and some birds can’t. This means that we  have to get it from the  food we eat. The most concentrated sources of vitamin C are:

• berries
• guava
• strawberries
• citrus fruits

How much do you need?

The recommended daily amount (RDA) for vitamin C is 60mg. The RDA  is the level of nutrients needed to prevent deficiency diseases and maintain normal nutrition. So 60 mg of vitamin C is  the amount  we need to consume each day to keep us from getting scurvy  (that’s the thing that old sailors used to get when they had wounds that wouldn’t heal).

Vitamin C participates in many everyday processes, including absorption of iron and skin healing. There is some evidence  to suggest  that for optimum health it could be that  higher levels  are needed.

Your body is clever enough to know how much it needs. As vitamin C is water soluable if you have more than you need your body it gets rid of the extra vitamin when you go for a pee.