Vitamin C powder - Sodium Ascorbate Powder - 227g - Now Foods

Strengthens the immune system.

Sodium Ascorbate is a buffered form, not bitter, not acidic , Vitamin C in a highly soluble form .
This form of Vitamin C is ideal for people suffering from gastric sensitivity .

Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for the proper functioning of the body. Humans are unable to synthesize Vitamin C and must therefore obtain it from exogenous intake, although it is required in small concentrations for normal physiological functions.

Vitamin C helps the body improve its response to pathogens, promoting the strengthening of the Immune System . With antioxidant properties, Vitamin C helps the body's cells to remain healthy, as it protects all organic structures by neutralizing free radicals such as hydroxyl and hydroxyperoxide. In this way, it protects blood lipids and cholesterol from suffering oxidative damage, thus having protective action on the Cardiovascular System .

Vitamin C also plays an important role in the absorption of non-heme iron, the form of iron found in plant-based diets, and in the metabolism of amino acids and folic acid. It is also necessary for the production of collagen - a structural protein in connective tissue, therefore being essential for the health of the Skin, Bones and Joints (cartilage) .

It acts in the regulation of the Nervous System through the biosynthesis of Dopamine, Noradrenaline and Adrenaline, in the metabolism of Tyrosine, Tryptophan, as well as in the amidation of peptide hormones.