Most vitamin C per gram of carb
Fruit is the obvious vitamin-C source, but it comes with sugar. These foods give you the most vitamin C per gram of carb — mostly crunchy vegetables that fit any low-carb plan.
Most vitamin C per gram of carb
Computed from a USDA food database.
- 25 mg / g carb
- 21.1 mg / g carb
- 18.9 mg / g carb
Quick tip: Peppers and leafy greens beat citrus on this metric; eat them raw to keep the vitamin C.
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