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15 foods rich in vitamin C
This vitamin has considerable antioxidant power, and may help strengthen your immune system, support connective tissues and prevent nasal congestion. Here are the foods to eat for a diet rich in vitamin C
Adapted from Fight Back with Food, Reader's Digest Canada
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If you do not stop those invasive BRITA interruptions I sill not bother looking at your articles again.
You missed out Guava. "Guavas are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins A and C, folic acid, and the dietary minerals, potassium, copper and manganese. Having a generally broad, low-calorie profile of essential nutrients, a single common guava (P. guajava) fruit contains about four times the amount of vitamin C as an orange"
Just F.Y.I. The word you are looking for is 'Carotenoids', not ''cartenoids'.