Vitamin C
Do you know that eating just 1 kiwi (91g - before peeling skin) a day fully covers your daily vitamin C need (if you don't like to eat strawberries)?
Recommended daily intake: 90mg
- The natural amount in breast milk (0-12 months old)
- 15mg (1-3 years old)
- 25mg (4-8 years old)
- 45mg (9-13 years old)
- 75mg (14-18 years old)
- 75mg for women (19 years old & above)
- 85mg for pregnant women
- 90mg for adults (19 years old & above)
- 120mg for breast-feeding women
Tissue repair, production of collagen, white blood cells, antibodies.
References:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1934/2
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/vitamin-c/dosing/hrb-20060322
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=109
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