Test your vitamin C savvy with this quick quiz. Knowing the facts is the best way to ensure your family is getting what they need.

1. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, plays the following roles in your body:
   a. Helps maintain healthy gums
   b. Aids in the production of collagen, an important connective tissue
   c. Both
   
   The answer is (c), Both. vitamin C plays an important, supporting role in all of these different elements of your body.⁽¹⁾
   
   
2. True or False?
   Everyone needs the same amount of vitamin C.
   
   False. Everyone needs vitamin C, but some people need more. People who have low-nutrient diets are at risk for vitamin C deficiency.
   Smokers and people exposed to cigarette smoke generally have lower vitamin C levels than non-smokers.⁽²⁾
   
   
3. In which of the following foods is vitamin C present:
   a. Green pepper
   b. Broccoli
   c. Tomato
   d. Pineapple
   e. All of the above
   
   The answer is (e), All of the Above. Almost 90 percent of vitamin C in a typical diet comes from fruit and vegetables, such as oranges, tomatoes, and potatoes.⁽²⁾

Because vitamin C is not stored in the body, you should consume vitamin C-rich fruit, juices, or vegetables daily. Drink Minute Maid^® Premium Orange Juice to help fulfill your daily recommended intake of this important nutrient.

(1) Duyff RL. The American Dietetic Association’s Complete Food & Nutrition Guide 2nd Edition. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

(2) Institute of Medicine Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium and Carotenoids. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2002.