Raw milk as a source of Vitamin C
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Ray has said before that milk is a good source of Vitamin C. I wanted to find exactly how much so i did some research. Between 1 and 6mg dehydroascorbic acid per liter are generally present in commercial pasteurized milk. This is an oxidized form of vitamin C found in animal foods. Raw milk has about 3x as much or up to 18mg per litre. On top of that, the ascorbic acid content of raw milk ranges from 14.0 mg. to 22.5 mg. So total Vitamin C content can be up to 40.5mg per litre. This makes raw milk a pretty great source of Vitamin C especially compared to other animal foods.
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@Sugarnotsnow
wow, thanks for the research.
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Good info, thanks! I believe dehydroascorbic acid is more potent than ascorbic acid too?
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@insufferable Yes I believe in some ways, it has stronger antiviral effects and different mechanisms outside the cell. Once transported, its immediately reduced to AA intracellularly.
