The most common and
synthetic form of vitamin C is ascorbic acid — this is its chemical name, and it comes in the form of the actual stripped down and isolated molecule.
Dr Suzanne Humphries is also recommending
the synthetic form of vitamin C, sodium ascorbate.
Not exact matches
For optimal results, fortify your creatine drink with 1 - 2 grams
of vitamin C and 400 IU
of vitamin E in natural
form (natural
forms of vitamin E are more than two times more bioactive compared to
synthetic ones).
Perhaps folks feel the need to take large doses
of synthetic vitamin C because all the processed foods they are eating are so devoid
of the nutrient in its whole
form.
Truly natural
forms of vitamin C and
synthetic ascorbic acid seem to be used interchangeably.
They also found that other
forms of synthetic vitamin C, like magnesium ascorbyl phosphate and ascorbyl -6-palmitate, did not penetrate skin, and did not increase skin levels
of vitamin C.
Some people also enjoy taking
vitamin C supplements, but I prefer using camu camu powder in a smoothie since it's a food - based
form of vitamin C and not
synthetic like other supplements made
of ascorbic acid (which are generally corn - based made from GMO corn).