Emergen-C® is a vitamin C-based powder that you consume by mixing it into a glass of water.It’s heavily advertised as being the ultimate cold prevention and cure and is often given to children.Although naturally-occurring vitamin C can have great health benefits, the same cannot be said about the synthetic version of the vitamin.Fructose, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Malic Acid. Contains <2% of: Acacia, Beta-Carotene (color), Dried Orange Juice Concentrate (color and flavor), Glycine, L-Aspartic Acid, Natural Flavors, Orange Oil, Silicon Dioxide, Tartaric Acid, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness).Most commercial vitamin C (absorbic acid) is made from corn (1), which is one of the most genetically modified food in the world.Emergen-C manufacturers website states: “We have chosen to source materials that are non-GMO whenever possible. That being said, we cannot guarantee that all of our raw materials are sourced from non-GMO ingredients and do not currently have this requirement in place for our vendors.”
They’re basically saying that it’s impossible to know which ingredients are GMO and how many GMO ingredients make it into the final product.Although ascorbic acid and vitamin C are often advertised as being the same thing, man-made ingredients are never quite the same thing as their natural counterparts.Naturally-occurring vitamins contain multiple chemical elements as well as the cofactors needed for the vitamin to be properly metabolized.When it comes to most supplements, the active compound of the vitamin is often chemically created or isolated (3).In the case of ascorbic acid, the acid itself is just a fraction, a component, of vitamin C. In addition to ascorbic acid, vitamin C must include rutin, bioflavonoids, Factor K, Factor J, Factor P, Tyrosinase, Ascorbinogen, and other components.If any of these parts are missing, there is no vitamin C, no vitamin activity. When some of them are present, the body will draw on its own stores to make up the differences, so that the whole vitamin may be present.
Only then will vitamin activity take place, provided that all other conditions and co-factors are present.Ascorbic acid has been described as the “antioxidant wrapper” portion of vitamin C which protects the functional parts of the vitamin from rapid oxidation or breakdown. Whole food vitamins occur in small doses and are not toxic since the vitamin is complete in its integral working form. It requires nothing from the body, and triggers no immune response (4). If natural vitamin C is consumed in too high a dose, the body simply expels it through urine.However, synthetic vitamins have many toxic effects from mega-doses and can trigger an immune response. High levels of vitamins C supplements are know to cause (5):And that’s just the beginning…Rather than keeping you in tip-top shape, vitamin C supplementation actually decreases training efficiency. This is because ascorbic acid impairs your muscle’s mitochondrial function and adaptability to exercise (4).Daily intake of 300mg+ of vitamin C increases risk of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes.
When compared to food sources of the vitamin, only supplemental vitamin C showed a positive association with CVD mortality (5).In a Swedish study, high-dose vitamin C was linked to kidney stones in men (6).The most common type of stone is a mixture of calcium and oxalate, a substance found in many foods.Some people break down vitamin C into oxalate, which may explain the connection with kidney stone formation.As little as 500 milligrams per day can be enough to cause a problem, although the study was conducted with 1000mg of the supplement (7).“The vitamin C in supplements mobilizes harmless ferric iron stored in the body and converts it to harmful ferrous iron, which induces damage to the heart and other organs,” says American physician, Dr. Victor Herbert, professor of medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.“Unlike the vitamin C naturally present in foods like orange juice, vitamin C as a supplement is not an antioxidant,” Dr. Herbert said.“It’s a redox agent — an antioxidant in some circumstances and a pro-oxidant in others.”
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#1,075 in Kitchen & Dining > Storage & Organization > Travel & To-Go Food Containers #5,573 in Home & Kitchen > Storage & Organization Would you like to tell us about a lower price? 5 star83%4 star6%3 star5%2 star4%1 star2%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsMakes All the Difference| More ways to use Fruit FreshTry it. Worked like a charm! Fruit-Fresh Keeps Cut Fruit From Turning Brown During DryingBefore drying peaches and apricots in my Nesco Food Dehydrator, I dip the slices in orange juice or toss them with a FRUIT-FRESH mixture, to keep them from turning brown while drying. To treat 4 cups of produce with FRUIT FRESH, you need 2 tsp. of crystals mixed with 3 Tbsp. water. This 5-oz. jar contains about 35 tsp. of crystals, so it contains enough to treat about 70 cups of produce.You can use either ascorbic or citric acid crystals mixed with water to treat cut fruit to prevent browning, but citric acid doesn't work as well as ascorbic acid. According to the label, this Ball Brand FRUIT-FRESH contains dextrose, ascorbic acid, citric acid, silicon dioxide (anti-caking), and NO sulfites.