Nutrient list · USDA values per 100 g

Foods High in Vitamin C

Quick answer

Guava comes first with 228 mg per 100 g. 66 foods in the CalorTracker database qualify, ranked highest first.

To qualify, a food needs vitamin C of at least 18 mg per 100 g, a fifth of the FDA Daily Value for vitamin C and the FDA's cutoff for a high claim on a label. 66 foods reach it, and Guava comes first at 228 mg per 100 g.

Vitamin C is easily lost in cooking, and USDA's cooked rows show it: a cooked vegetable reports less than its raw row. Fruit juice and prepared dishes appear where the database has them, as USDA describes them.

Foods High in Vitamin C: 50 of 66 qualifying foods, ranked by vitamin C per 100 g
Food	Vitamin C per 100 g	Calories per 100 g
1.Guava	228 mg	68 kcal
2.Parsley	133 mg	36 kcal
3.Bell Pepper	128 mg	26 kcal
4.Jalapeno Pepper	119 mg	29 kcal
5.Kale	93.4 mg	35 kcal
6.Kiwi	92.7 mg	61 kcal
7.Broccoli	89.2 mg	34 kcal
8.Brussels Sprouts	85 mg	43 kcal
9.Lychee	71.5 mg	66 kcal
10.Tomato Juice	70.1 mg	17 kcal
11.Broccoli (Cooked)	64.9 mg	35 kcal
12.Brussels Sprouts (Cooked)	62 mg	36 kcal
13.Papaya	60.9 mg	43 kcal
14.Snow Peas	60 mg	42 kcal
15.Strawberry	58.8 mg	32 kcal
16.Red Cabbage	57 mg	31 kcal
17.Orange	53.2 mg	47 kcal
18.Lemon	53 mg	29 kcal
19.Orange Juice	50 mg	45 kcal
20.Clementine	48.8 mg	47 kcal
21.Cauliflower	48.2 mg	25 kcal
22.Stuffed Pepper	48.2 mg	198 kcal
23.Pineapple	47.8 mg	50 kcal
24.Bok Choy	45 mg	13 kcal
25.Cauliflower (Cooked)	44.3 mg	23 kcal
26.Cranberry Juice Cocktail	42.3 mg	54 kcal
27.Dried Mango	42.3 mg	319 kcal
28.Strawberries (Frozen)	41.2 mg	35 kcal
29.Beef and Broccoli	40 mg	160 kcal
30.Green Peas (Raw)	40 mg	81 kcal
31.Sun-Dried Tomatoes	39.2 mg	258 kcal
32.Cantaloupe	36.7 mg	34 kcal
33.Cabbage	36.6 mg	25 kcal
34.Mango	36.4 mg	60 kcal
35.Grapefruit	34.4 mg	32 kcal
36.Garlic	31.2 mg	149 kcal
37.Swiss Chard	30 mg	19 kcal
38.Egg Roll	29.3 mg	227 kcal
39.Lime	29.1 mg	30 kcal
40.Spinach	28.1 mg	23 kcal
41.Chicken Liver	27.9 mg	167 kcal
42.Cilantro	27 mg	23 kcal
43.Napa Cabbage	27 mg	16 kcal
44.Coleslaw	26.9 mg	117 kcal
45.Sriracha Hot Sauce	26.9 mg	93 kcal
46.Tangerine	26.7 mg	53 kcal
47.Raspberry	26.2 mg	52 kcal
48.Grape Juice	25 mg	60 kcal
49.Okra	23 mg	33 kcal
50.Clams	22.1 mg	148 kcal

How this list is calculated

Foods are ranked by vitamin C per 100 g, highest first. Every value is computed from the USDA FoodData Central record behind each food's page, which CalorTracker stores per 100 g. Nothing is estimated or rounded before ranking, and foods with equal values are ordered by name.

USDA values are for the food as sold or cooked, so a fortified food such as a breakfast cereal shows the vitamins and minerals added to it.

This list draws on every food in the CalorTracker food database (461 foods). A food qualifies with vitamin C of at least 18 mg per 100 g. A food USDA has no measurement for is left out, never counted as zero. The cutoff is 20% of the FDA Daily Value for vitamin C, the share the FDA uses for a "high in" claim on a label; here it is applied to 100 g, not to a label serving.

66 foods qualify; the table shows the first 50.

Every number comes from USDA FoodData Central, the US government's food composition database, through the food pages linked in the table. The same method is written out on how we calculate, and our sources are listed on sources.

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Source: USDA FoodData Central, retrieved October 20, 2026. How we calculate.