Berries contain skin-friendly vitamin C
Vitamin C has many functions in the body. As well as acting as a powerful antioxidant in the body, this vitamin is needed to make connective tissue such as collagen. Collagen is a protein that helps to keep the skin smooth, supple and looking healthy. And there's no tastier way to boost your intakes of vitamin C than with berries.
All berries contain vitamin C, but strawberries are the true winners - per 100g, they contain more vitamin C than even oranges! Better still, an 80g serving of strawberries provides more than 100% of the recommended daily amount (RDA) of vitamin C - that means eating just 7 strawberries will give you all the vitamin C you need for the day!
All berries contain vitamin C and this is great news as this nutrient has lots of important roles in the body. To start with, it's needed to keep skin, bones, cartilage, gums and teeth healthy. Plus it helps wounds to heal and boosts the body's immune system, so helping to fight infection. Vitamin C also helps the body to absorb iron and is a powerful antioxidant, so may help to protect against free radicals, which can damage cells.
An 80g serving of blackberries provides a fifth of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C for adults, while the same sized serving of blueberries provides 23% of the RDA and raspberries, 43% of the RDA. But it's strawberries that really stand out. An 80g serving provides more than 100% of the RDA - that means eating just 7 strawberries will give you all the vitamin C you need for the day!
