Foods high in Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid content per 100 g, drawn live from 1,079 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

Ranked by Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie	FNDDS ingredient	2,400
2	Spices, coriander leaf, dried	FNDDS ingredient	567
3	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	FNDDS ingredient	560
4	Beverages, orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder	FNDDS ingredient	231
5	Guavas, common, raw	FNDDS ingredient	228
6	Mango, Ataulfo, peeled, raw	Foundation Food	168
7	Peppers, bell, orange, raw	Foundation Food	158
8	Guava sauce, cooked	FNDDS ingredient	146
9	Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, with added calcium	FNDDS ingredient	145
10	Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted	FNDDS ingredient	145
11	Peppers, hot chili, red, raw	FNDDS ingredient	144
12	Brussels sprouts, raw	Foundation Food	143
13	Peppers, bell, red, raw	Foundation Food	142
14	Peppers, bell, yellow, raw	Foundation Food	139
15	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	138
16	Parsley, fresh	FNDDS ingredient	133
17	Lemon peel, raw	FNDDS ingredient	129
18	Peppers, poblano, seeded, raw	Foundation Food	128
19	Peppers, sweet, red, raw	FNDDS ingredient	128
20	Spices, parsley, dried	FNDDS ingredient	125
21	Formulated bar, ZONE PERFECT CLASSIC CRUNCH BAR, mixed flavors	FNDDS ingredient	120
22	Snacks, fruit leather, rolls	FNDDS ingredient	120
23	Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted	FNDDS ingredient	120
24	Peppers, jalapeno, raw	FNDDS ingredient	119
25	Peppers, banana or Hungarian wax, seeded, raw	Foundation Food	112

Lowest in Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1070	Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1071	Soup, black bean, canned, prepared with equal volume water	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1072	Baking chocolate, mexican, squares	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1073	Snacks, granola bar, chewy, reduced sugar, all flavors	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1074	Salad dressing, caesar, fat-free	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1075	Pizza, cheese topping, thin crust, frozen, cooked	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1076	Soup, cream of chicken, canned, condensed	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1077	Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, meat and vegetable topping, regular crust	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1078	Danish pastry, cheese	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1079	Pomegranate juice, bottled	FNDDS ingredient	0.1

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.