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Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and helps protect against cancers, Heart disease and stress. It is part of the cellular chemistry that provides energy. Vitamin C is essential for sperm production and for making the collagen protein involved in the building and health of cartilage, joints, skin, and blood vessels. Deficiency in this vitamin causes scurvy in humans. Scurvy is a disease which leads to the formation of spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from the mucous membranes. A complete lack of Vitamin C can be deadly. All fruits contain Vitamin C to some degree, but the content varies widely. *Fruits exceptionally high in Vitamin C: * Barbados Cherry * Kakadu Plums * Rose-hips *Some fruits high in Vitamin C: * Guava * Kiwi * Blackcurrants *Some popular fruits with good levels of Vitamin C: * Orange * Lychee * Papaya * Cantaloupe *Some fruit with low levels of Vitamin C * Pear * Peach * Fig * Apricot (*Rated by milligrams of Vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit)

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