vitamin C: natural vitamin C and synthetic vitamin C

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 1, 2005 -- Is there a difference between "natural" and "synthetic" vitamin C?


Not according to Linus Pauling. Unlike vitamin E, the exact structure of vitamin C is known, ascorbic acid, and the body can't tell the difference between the "synthetic" and that which is produced in nature. Vitamin C is made from corn or other plant products. The "synthetic" process emulates what happens in plants or animal livers. In all cases, ascorbic acid is made from glucose.

Almost all vitamin C in virtually any product from any company is "synthetic" vitamin C. If you want "natural" vitamin C, be sure to eat plenty of oranges and uncooked red and green peppers.

Dr. Steve Hickey is working on a comprehensive article to address this issue. Check back in March or April 2005 for the definitive answer to this question.