Foods Highest in Vitamin C

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by vitamin c content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

VitaminsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Lime, native, fruit	Fruit products and dishes	347
2	Seaweed, nori, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	290
3	Guava, Hawaiian, raw	Fruit products and dishes	243
4	Capsicum, red, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	240
5	Capsicum, red, fresh, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	227
6	Chilli (chili), red, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	190
7	Chilli (chili), red, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	180
8	Thyme, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	180
9	Parsley, continental, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	180
10	Capsicum, green, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	170
11	Capsicum, green, fresh, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	160
12	Capsicum, yellow, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	130
13	Lemon peel, raw	Fruit products and dishes	129
14	Chilli (chili), green, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	128
15	Chilli (chili), green, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	121
16	Brussels sprout, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	120
17	Brussels sprout, fresh, baked, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	114
18	Currant, fresh	Fruit products and dishes	111
19	Kiwifruit, gold, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	110
20	Kale, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	106
21	Watercress, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	101
22	Cabbage, mustard, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	100
23	Parsley, curly, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	95.0
24	Broccoli, fresh, baked, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	92.0
25	Broccoli, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	88.0
26	Cabbage, mustard, boiled, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	88.0
27	Kale, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	88.0
28	Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	85.0
29	Rocket, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
30	Juice, orange & mango, commercial	Non-alcoholic beverages	82.0
31	Papaya, red, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	79.0
32	Strawberry, raw	Fruit products and dishes	76.0
33	Cordial base, blackcurrant juice, regular	Non-alcoholic beverages	74.0
34	Kohlrabi, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	71.0
35	Rambutan, raw	Fruit products and dishes	70.0
36	Melon, hairy, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	69.0
37	Brussels sprout, fresh, boiled, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	69.0
38	Pawpaw (papaya), peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	67.0
39	Dill, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	66.0
40	Cabbage, red, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	65.0
41	Chilli (chili), dried, ground	Miscellaneous	64.0
42	Rosemary, dried	Miscellaneous	61.0
43	Broccoli, fresh, boiled, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	57.0
44	Broccoli, fresh, microwaved	Vegetable products and dishes	57.0
45	Juice, orange, commercial	Non-alcoholic beverages	56.0
46	Kohlrabi, peeled, fresh, boiled, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	55.0
47	Papaya, yellow, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	55.0
48	Strawberry, purchased frozen	Fruit products and dishes	53.0
49	Orange, valencia, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	52.0
50	Snow pea, fresh, fried, no added fat	Vegetable products and dishes	51.0

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Source: Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where vitamin c value is zero or not measured.