Mastering Nutrition
Vitamin C, Whole Food Vs. Synthetic: Does It Matter?
Nov 16, 2023
Debunking the myth of special tyrosinase complex in plant vitamin C, examining differences between whole food and synthetic vitamin C, exploring distinctions between vitamin K and C in plants, discussing absorption rates, highlighting benefits of flavonoids and vitamin C, importance of vitamin C and its concentrations in plants, effects on tyrosinase enzyme and cerebral plasmid, benefits of whole food vitamin C over synthetic ascorbic acid.
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- Whole Food Vitamin C is not fundamentally different from ascorbic acid, but may be preferable due to additional nutrients found in whole foods.
- Contrary to the claim that ascorbic acid cannot be found in a complex with tyrosinase, ascorbic acid functions as a soluble redox factor that transfers electrons between enzymes and substrates.
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Whole Food Vitamin C versus Synthetic Vitamin C
Many people argue that Whole Food Vitamin C is fundamentally different from ascorbic acid, but this is not the case. While Whole Food Vitamin C may be preferable due to the additional nutrients found in whole foods, it is not fundamentally different from ascorbic acid. Synthetic vitamin C lacks essential cofactors found in Whole Food Vitamin C, but this does not make it inherently inferior. Synthetic vitamin C can be absorbed by the body, contrary to the claim that it is rapidly excreted. The benefits of vitamin C come from its role as an essential cofactor for enzymes and as part of the antioxidant system.
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