Vitamin C from fruit Absorbed Easier Than Supplements

Supplements do make it easy to get vitamin C in high doses. But to get vitamin C from fresh fruit direct preferred, because it is more easily absorbed and able to last longer in the body.

In addition, eating fruits also provide more benefits than taking supplements because fruits contain not only vitamin C. In addition to vitamins, fruits contain fiber and other phytochemical compounds that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, MS, SpGK deliver it in a media workshop at the Red Pomegranate Restaurant, Kebayoran Baru, Tuesday (05/03/2011), organized by the marketer of kiwifruit from New Zealand, Zespri (R).

"To be absorbed by the body, vitamin C needs a supportive environment. The fruit has such an environment because they contain other components such as fiber and various fiktokimia," said Dr. Fiastuti.

An experiment on mice conducted by scientists at Otago University shows that vitamin C from fruit can absorb five times faster than the supplements of vitamin C. Bioavailibilitas or levels of vitamin C in the body also last longer when given in the form of fruit.

In that study, the fruit used is kiwifruit or Chinese Gooseberry. Compared to other fruits, including kiwi fruit species with the highest vitamin C content in the 105.4 mg per 100 g of fruit ready to eat meats (edible flesh).

In the human body, vitamin C is required as an antioxidant. Normally a person needs vitamin C intake of 45 mg / day, whereas in certain conditions such as pregnant women need 60 mg / day during lactation and it took 85 mg / day.

Vitamin C is needed in the levels even more if a person is frequently exposed to pollution from the environment, especially for those who live in big cities. High pollution triggers free radicals, which can be resisted trigger cancer by antioxidants.