About this page: Data is drawn from Nutriofia's structured database of published sources (CoFID, USDA, and published analytical literature). The coverage bar shows what percentage of our 1129 foods have been measured for Vitamin C. This is a research tool — nothing here constitutes medical advice.

About Vitamin C

Micronutrient

Antioxidant; supports immune function and collagen formation; improves iron absorption from plant foods.

⚠️ Too little

Scurvy (very rare), fatigue, gum problems.

🚫 Too much

Usually benign; high intakes may cause GI upset; Tolerable Upper Level 2000 mg/day in many references.

Sources: NHS · NIH ODS

Daily Reference Intake

EU NRV (adults)
80 mg
Nutrient Reference Value
per European Regulation 1169/2011
Best plant source (per 100g)
1,72 mg
Cherries, West Indian, flesh only
= 2150% of daily NRV
Unit
mg
Measurement unit
used in our database

Foods Containing Vitamin C

812 foods with recorded data, ranked highest first. Showing 301–400 of 812. Values per 100g fresh weight.

# Food Per 100g % NRV Level
Potatoes, old, mashed with butter 8 mg 10%
Spinach, mature, boiled in unsalted water 8 mg 10%
Matoki, boiled in unsalted water 8 mg 10%
4 Sweetcorn, kernels, raw 8 mg 10%
5 Asparagus, steamed 8 mg 10%
6 Curry leaves, fresh 8 mg 10%
7 Cumin seeds 8 mg 10%
8 Pomegranate, flesh and pips, weighed with skin 8 mg 10%
9 Melon, watermelon, flesh only 8 mg 10%
10 Melon, yellow flesh, flesh only 8 mg 10%
11 Tomato sauce, homemade 8 mg 10%
12 Tomato juice 8 mg 10%
13 Vegetable stir fry mix, fried in corn oil 8 mg 10%
14 Vegetable stir fry mix, fried in sunflower oil 8 mg 10%
15 Vegetable stir fry mix, fried in rapeseed oil 8 mg 10%
16 Flan, vegetable, homemade 8 mg 10%
17 Flan, vegetable, wholemeal, homemade 8 mg 10%
18 Pakora/bhajia, potato and cauliflower, fried in vegetable oil, homemade 8 mg 10%
19 Tomatoes, whole, canned, solids and liquids, with salt added 7.7 mg 10%
20 Blackberries, raw 7 mg 9%
21 Beans, pinto, dried, raw 7 mg 9%
22 Taro, baked 7 mg 9%
23 Taro, boiled in unsalted water 7 mg 9%
24 Taro, steamed 7 mg 9%
25 Beansprouts, mung, raw 7 mg 9%
26 Potatoes, new and salad, boiled in unsalted water, flesh and skin 7 mg 9%
27 Pumpkin, flesh only, boiled in unsalted water 7 mg 9%
28 Potatoes, old, potato wedges, with skin, cooked in sunflower oil, homemade 7 mg 9%
29 Beansprouts, mung, stir-fried in rapeseed oil 7 mg 9%
30 Potatoes, new and salad, boiled in salted water, flesh and skin 7 mg 9%
31 Potatoes, new and salad, flesh only, raw 7 mg 9%
32 Cherries, stewed without sugar 7 mg 9%
33 Pinto Beans 7 mg 9%
34 Bhaji, green bean 7 mg 9%
35 Tomatoes, stuffed with rice 7 mg 9%
36 Pakora/bhajia, vegetable, retail 7 mg 9%
37 Aubergine, stuffed with vegetables, cheese topping 7 mg 9%
38 Apples, eating, raw (flesh + skin) 6 mg 8%
39 Spinach, frozen, boiled in unsalted water 6 mg 8%
40 Potatoes, old, baked, flesh and skin 6 mg 8%
41 Beans, green, boiled in unsalted water 6 mg 8%
42 Celeriac, boiled in unsalted water 6 mg 8%
43 Peas, mange-tout, boiled in unsalted water 6 mg 8%
44 Apricots, raw, flesh and skin 6 mg 8%
45 Peaches, canned in juice, whole contents 6 mg 8%
46 Plums, Victoria, flesh and skin, raw 6 mg 8%
47 Plums, Victoria, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 6 mg 8%
48 Rhubarb, stems only, raw 6 mg 8%
49 Blueberries 6 mg 8%
50 Melon, Honeydew, flesh only, weighed with skin 6 mg 8%
51 Tigernuts 6 mg 8%
52 Beans, pinto, re-fried beans 6 mg 8%
53 Vegetables, mixed, cooked with onion, spice and tomatoes, homemade 6 mg 8%
54 Casserole, bean and root vegetable, homemade 6 mg 8%
55 Pakora/bhajia, potato, fried in vegetable oil, homemade 6 mg 8%
56 Pakora/bhajia, spinach, fried in vegetable oil, homemade 6 mg 8%
57 Salad, Waldorf 6 mg 8%
58 Cherries, stewed without sugar, weighed with stones 6 mg 8%
59 Pear, Anjou, green, with skin, raw 5.51 mg 7%
60 Courgette, raw 5 mg 6%
61 Arrowhead, raw 5 mg 6%
62 Beetroot, raw 5 mg 6%
63 Chicory, pale variety, raw 5 mg 6%
64 Fennel, Florence, raw 5 mg 6%
65 Gourd, bottle, raw 5 mg 6%
66 Raddiccio, raw 5 mg 6%
67 Water chestnuts, raw 5 mg 6%
68 Yam, baked 5 mg 6%
69 Potatoes, old, microwaved, flesh and skin 5 mg 6%
70 Sweetcorn, kernels, 'on-the-cob', raw, weighed with core 5 mg 6%
71 Sweet potato, wedges, flesh and skin, baked in rapeseed oil 5 mg 6%
72 Tamarind pulp, flesh only 5 mg 6%
73 Ginger, fresh 5 mg 6%
74 Apricots, raw, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 5 mg 6%
75 Avocado, Fuerte, flesh only 5 mg 6%
76 Damsons, flesh and skin, raw 5 mg 6%
77 Damsons, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 5 mg 6%
78 Peaches, canned in syrup, whole contents 5 mg 6%
79 Plums, yellow, flesh and skin, raw 5 mg 6%
80 Plums, yellow, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 5 mg 6%
81 Melon, watermelon, flesh only, weighed whole 5 mg 6%
82 Apples, eating, raw, flesh and skin, weighed with core 5 mg 6%
83 Bananas, flesh only 5 mg 6%
84 Melon, Honeydew, flesh only, weighed whole 5 mg 6%
85 Rhubarb, stems only, stewed without sugar 5 mg 6%
86 Aubergine, stuffed with rice 5 mg 6%
87 Potatoes, new, frozen, `roast' in corn oil 5 mg 6%
88 Lasagne, spinach, wholemeal, homemade 5 mg 6%
89 Pizza, tomato, homemade 5 mg 6%
90 Pasty, vegetable, homemade 5 mg 6%
91 Flan, lentil and tomato, homemade 5 mg 6%
92 Flan, lentil and tomato, wholemeal, homemade 5 mg 6%
93 Pasty, vegetable, wholemeal, homemade 5 mg 6%
94 Beets, raw 4.6 mg 6%
95 Pears, raw, bartlett 4.4 mg 6%
96 Peaches, yellow, raw 4.1 mg 5%
97 Flour, chestnut 4.05 mg 5%
98 Sweetcorn, frozen, boiled 4 mg 5%
99 Aubergine, raw 4 mg 5%
100 Yam, flesh only, raw 4 mg 5%

* Values are per 100g fresh weight. % NRV = percentage of EU Nutrient Reference Value. Bar shows relative level compared to the highest value across all foods in the database.

Data sources: Standard nutrients: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), Public Health England. EU Nutrient Reference Values: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (Annex XIII). All values per 100g fresh weight unless stated. Nothing here constitutes medical advice. Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.