The first myth is that there is a difference between natural vitamin C and its synthetic equivalent. The concern is understandable – artificial versions of natural sweeteners can cause serious illnesses.
Natural vitamin C comes from food sources like citrus fruits. Synthetic vitamin C, on the other hand, is produced in a laboratory.
While the two methods of production are quite different, they result in the same end product. A comparison of the structure of naturally-extracted vitamin C molecules and their synthesized counterparts shows no difference between them. Instead of worrying about nonexistent differences between natural and synthetical vitamin C, one must evaluate the purity of the vitamin itself. The process must produce a very high number of the intended molecule – say, ascorbic acid. At the same time, the process must minimize or eliminate traces of any other particle....read more>>>...
