Vitamin C-400

Whole Food Supplement.

Vitamin C-400 provides 400 mg of biologically active whole food vitamin C in each tablet. Vitamin C in whole food does not exist as ascorbic acid alone, but co-exists within a synergistic network of enzymes, bioflavonoids and other cofactors, that as a whole, total biologically-active vitamin C. Whole food vitamin C also delivers a myriad of beneficial bioflavonoid food compounds known to have nutritive activity in the body. Another benefit to whole food vitamin C is that it's naturally buffered, with less than 1/10 the acidity compared to common ascorbic acid, and is therefore gentle on the stomach.

Serving Size: 1 Tablet
Servings Per Container: 30

Active Ingredients: (100% Whole Food Nutrients)

• Vitamin C (Oranges*; 1000 mg) 400 mg
• Phenolics*
  -Orange, Wild Blueberry & Cranberry 251 mg
  --(Citrus sinensis, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Organic Whole Food Blend 11 mg
  -Organic Parsley, Organic Carrot, Organic Beet Root
• mmune Blend 61 mg
  -S. cerevisiae, Organic Broccoli, Polysaccharides**, CoQ10**, SOD**, Glutathione**, Beta Glucans**, Lipoic Acid**, Trace Minerals**, Probiotic**
• Bioactive Enzymes & Proteins 166 mg
  -Enzymes**, Peptides**, RNA/DNA**, Amino Acids**, Branch Chain Amino Acids**

Inactive Ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Lubricant, Organic Rice Bran

Recommended Dosage:
1 tablet daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.

Free of Herbicides, Pesticides & Corn

Clinical Strength - Professional Use Only

- Derived from Raw Foods

- Tested & Assayed for Potency & Purity

- Organically grown

- Nothing artificial or Synthetic

- Tested free of gluten, dairy and soy

- GMP Compliant

- Suitable for Vegetarians

Vitamin C is the number one selling vitamin in the industry today. In a study done at Cornell University and published in the Journal of Nature, it was found that 5.7 mg of vitamin C from whole foods is equal to 1,500 mg from isolated ascorbic acid. This is a tremendous difference to say the least. The reason for the difference is not solely the form of vitamin C. When you isolate out vitamin C from any food, the chemical structure is almost identical. The difference is vitamin C in whole food is attached to a multitude of phytochemistry, specifically phenolic compounds. These phenolic compounds make up over 90% of the antioxidant activity of vitamin C rich foods. It is known when isolated vitamin C forms, such as ascorbic acid, quench reactive oxygen species it will oxidize into dehydroascorbic acid as it donates an electron and quenches the free radical. The same reaction happens when whole food vitamin C quenches a free radical. The difference? It has been proposed that the phenolic compounds are able to regenerate the oxidized ascorbic acid back to its active antioxidant state. This regeneration of the vitamin C molecule provides a form of vitamin C that can be utilized over and over again. This is why whole food forms of vitamin C can be more effective than isolated forms such as ascorbic acid.

The University of Milan also published a very compelling study in the Journal of Nature echoing the same results. This study had three separate groups of vitamin C supplementation. The first group was administered 150 mg of vitamin C from oranges. The second group was given 150 mg of vitamin C from ascorbic acid. The final group was given a sugar pill as a control group. Blood plasma samples were taken. Both samples showed elevated levels of vitamin C. These blood plasma samples were then exposed to hydrogen peroxide, a known inducer of RNA and DNA damage (free radical). The group that was administered the vitamin C from oranges showed protective effectiveness; the vitamin C from oranges was inhibiting the free radical damage. The group that was given the ascorbic acid had no protective effects. This study clearly demonstrates that even though vitamin C from ascorbic acid can be absorbed into the blood stream it doesnt mean that it is effective in protecting cells from RNA and DNA damage.

Many studies have echoed the effectiveness of vitamin C from whole food. Innate provides vitamin C products that are guaranteed 100% whole food. Our vitamin C formulas provide not only the vitamin C, but also the extremely critical phenolic, flavonoid and other cofactors as well.