All About Ascorbic Acid

There’s something strange about humans — not our intelligence, not our thumbs, not our cities or smartphones. It’s this: We can’t make our own vitamin C.

Unlike most other animals, we have to get it from food.

What Is Vitamin C? 🧬

Also known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is a water-soluble molecule with a long to-do list:

🍊 It builds collagen, the structura…