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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This is a synthetic vitamin whenever vitamin E says dl alpha tocoperyl it is not real vitamin E I would not purchase this.
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as far as I know it is natural. You can read the ingredients on vitamin shoppe web site.
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I believe it is synthetic, but it felt great you could hardly tell. Hope this helps.
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I can't definitely say but think its synthetic..I haven't used it in months so I don't have the bottle to verify. But what you can do is visit the UNA website or other authorized sellers and it list the ingredients on there. This product really does work though. Hope this helped!
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It is made from brewed coffee so I guess that's natural caffeine. It's kind of a super concentrated espresso shot. Each one has 40mg of caffeine. The word synthetic doesn't appear anywhere on the labeling or ingredients if that helps.
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are these all synthetic vitamins? is the product organic? is it non-GMO product certified? why is this banned in california?
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Bottle says "The organic vitamin C in this product is from fruits and berries certified organic by Oregon Tilth" and non GMO and no magnesium stearate as a flow agent, which I like. Nutrigold company is out of Utah.
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ascorbic acid is made by processing cornstarch--so it certainly could be GMO. I don't think this is a serious issue, certainly not in this case.
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I called Swanson, to find out the source of the ascorbic acid they use in making their Vitamin C powder. The answer was that it is "derived from sugar alcohols, made from corn". So, yes it is corn-derived. Susan Calderone October 7, 2013
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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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This question must be answered carefully as people often mis-understand what the word "Natural" means. Naturally fermented means that traditional enzymes or organisms were used to ferment the corn and precipitate out the ascorbic acid. This is considered natural in the market. However, many sources of information on the internet claim that this is "not natural" because it is not derived from a common source of Vitamin C fruit like an orange. (Corn is a fruit by the way). Synthetic Vitamin C would be Vitamin C produced in a lab by mixing chemicals together to produce the chemical chain that makes up Ascorbic Acid/Vitamin C. This is not considered Natural and is typically designated as D-Ascorbic Acid as opposed to L-Ascorbic Acid.
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Yes. Vitamin C is sourced from corn. If a label doesn't indicate "free from corn" on the back of the label with other coommon allergens it will contain at least trace amounts of corn. The corn used could come from non GMO sources however and likely does
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I'm not even sure if your question makes sense. It's an amino acid. You could get it from any protein source with the right components. It might even be completely synthetic. It's kind of like asking if this is the vegetarian carbon.
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This is MJ from La Beaute Pure. That is a great question! Currently our Vitamin C Serum contains almost 20% Vitamin C. Due to adding so many extra botanicals to our product, our manufacturer informed us that to add more would make the product too runny. The good news is that they have just formulated a new serum that will contain a new blend of potent botanicals with extra vitamin C making it 20% The new blend will be stronger yet the same consistency. The new formulation will be ready in a couple of weeks. The best of the best just got better! We will launch the new formula with extra Vitamin C in the next few weeks. Thank you!
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I really do not know. The packaging does not say, nor does it provide the source of the ascorbic acid. However, it seams fresh. I recommended it to a friend.
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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.