• Both frozen orange juice concentrate and chilled orange juice made from concentrate contain 97 to 100% of the Vitamin C that was originally in the oranges used to make them. Of course, the longer opened orange juice is kept in the refrigerator, the more Vitamin C it loses. The nutrient degrades over time.

• Papaya is very high in beta-carotene and Vitamin C, with almost 10 percent of the RDA for calcium. It is also high in potassium.

Source: Eating Well

 

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