What Fruit Contains the Most Vitamin C?

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that improves your body's ability to fight of sickness and disease. It protects against immune deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It can be found in many fruits and vegetables, and you should aim for five or more servings per day.

So, what fruit has the most Vitamin C?

Drum roll........

Kakadu Plum. The Kakadu Plum is native to Australia and contains a whopping 3200-5000 mg of Vitamin C per 100 mg of fruit, compared to just 50-110 mg for an Orange. WOW!!! While it may be challenging to find these magnificent plums in your local grocery store, you can buy them on line. You may also consider trying one of the following delicious fruits instead:

Guava - 183 mg

Blackcurrant - 155-215 mg

Kiwi - 98 mg

Papayas - 62 mg

Strawberries - 59 mg

(Amount of Vitamin C is per 100 mg of fruit)

Some of the more exotic fruits are as follows:

Camu-camu - 2700 mg

Acerola cherry - 1677 mg

Rosehip - 1100-2500 mg