Is this a natural vitamin c source or a synthetic?
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Most vitamin c is synthesized from corn. I try to always take vitamin c complex, that is with bioflavonoids and rutin and hesperidin (also flavonoids.) This makes it closer to the way vitamin c would occur in nature. Also, buffered c may help the absorption and utilization. If you want natural vitamin c, you have to get a supplement that has it extracted from foods, like amla, camu camu, peppers, and such. You'll pay considerably more for those and the potencies will be lower, but the natural vitamin c doesn't require as large a dose as synthetic.
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HI, Some chewable Vit C can be from GMO. I don't know the source...but it helped my precancer get smaller and sustained release helps more than the chewable. Vit C from real lemon/lime/green pepper etc.. is the best. This has Rose Hips in it. 3000mg of Vit C is too much for me..nails break. 1000mg of this sustained release Vit C, twice a day is right for my body. This Vit C helps my health. Best wishes.
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Your cells were not designed to deal with ascorbic acid but rather the whole vitamin C complex as this will cause a vitamin C deficiency. Avoid synthetic chemical isolates at ALL cost because they will created a deficiency of the very synthetic isolated vitamin you think is helping.
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It is a Vit C Serum. We would suggest after application that you follow with a good quality moisturizer that will help to seal in all the goodness of the Vitamin C Serum and the organic ingredients.
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Hi Mr R., It is in the form of L-ascorbic acid which is naturally occurring in food sources, unlike D-ascorbic acid which must be chemically synthesized. Hope this helps answer your question, and if you have any other questions you can reach us by responding to this comment thread or by email at amazon@vivalabs.com. Besa Registered Nutritionist Viva Labs
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It IS sodium ascorbate. Go to the manufacturer website for complete details on their products. It is made and sourced from the USA.
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I didn't know what these were so I researched and Natural News website recommended this brand that's why I trust it. All naturally derived b vitamins from yeast. The mildly toxic cyanocobalamin is synthetically derived in cheap vitamin B vitamins. This is a good product I trust because Natural News tests supplements for purity and safety.
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Neither. Ascorbates are buffered with minerals. This is pure ascorbic acid.
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Your idea that ascorbic acid is only a derivative of GMO corn is incorrect. I've got a tangerine tree in my backyard covered in vitamin C filled fruit right now... and my jalapeno peppers have even more. Vitamin C sources are everywhere. I don't know where you got that idea it only comes from GMO corn.
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There may be one synthetic ingredient, but not 100% sure. I will contact Doctor's Best to verify. Check with me in one week. TOP CAT
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The bottle shows the ingredients are: Vitamin C (as Ester-C Calcium Ascorbate), Calcium (as Ester-C Calcium Ascorbate) plus C-Sorb Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex, Citrus Bioflavonoids, Sweet Orange, Tangerine, Lime, Lemon, Acerola, Rutin, Hesperidin Complex, Naturally Occurring Vitamin C Metabolites. So no, I don't see ascorbic acid as an ingredient, but I don't know what Calcium Ascorbate is, is it the same thing?
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No, it is not. But what I love about Garden of Life products; they are Whole foods not synthetic like most vitamins. They are made from real foods. This is VITAMIN D raw. tHIS is extremely important especially if you live in the colder regions.
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This is synthetic vitamin e, not natural. Considering how cheap the real, natural version is, no one needs to take these. When you see "DL" versus just "D," that means it's the synthetic version.
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The vitamin c is not listed. It depends on how many cherries they use and how much vitamin c is in a cherry. It is 100% natural.
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The bottle does not provide any information. I will be using a different multivitamin after this bottle is empty because the vitamin C is in an incomplete form. The replacement is from Nutrigold. You may want to look into them. nutrigold.com
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Hi my apologies for the delayed response.....for sure there's pure Vitamin C....the bottle states as such. I no longer have the packaging but I've gotten the listed ingredients online for you.Aqua / Water, Alcohol Denat, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Algae / Algae Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Limonene, Linalool, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Parfum / Fragrance.
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Ingredients (Dry)Animal digest, Enterococcus faecium, L-ascorbyl- 2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E supplement, beta-Carotene, zinc proteinate, taurine, salt, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite. C-4583C-4583Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
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REAL vitamin C from organic fruits can be found in the Alive brand of powdered vitamin C. The ascorbic acid vitamin C in these and other capsules and pills is made from genetically modified corn.
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It's in capsules. You don't taste it. All vitamin C is sour. Sweetener is added to some to make it taste better.