Vitamin C is a water-soluble daily vitamin that must be added to the diet because people lack the ability to form it themselves. Vitamin C is found naturally in, for example, fruits, berries, vegetables and root vegetables, the substance itself is sensitive and easily destroyed by, for example, temperature differences and light. Therefore, a large part of the amount of vitamin C we would have received from fruits and vegetables is destroyed by today’s methods of processing storage and cooking.

Vitamin C is necessary for the metabolism of the connective tissue, along with, among other things, the mineral zinc, it helps keep skin and nails healthy and vital.

Vitamin C improves the uptake of iron in the gastrointestinal tract and has a general antioxidant effect in the body. Typical deficiency symptoms of Vitamin C can be fatigue, increased susceptibility to infections, muscle weakness, impaired wound healing.