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How Many Servings For a Day's Worth of Vitamin C?

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Updated May 03, 2012

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Broccoli
Broccoli

Broccoli

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One cup raw chopped broccoli has 81 mg vitamin C. Women can get their full day's worth of vitamin C with one serving, while men would need just a bit more. One cup of raw broccoli has just 31 calories and 43 mg calcium.

Source:

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. "Broccoli, raw chopped." Accessed October 22, 2010. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search//.

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