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

Strengthens the immune system.

Sodium Ascorbate is a buffered, non-bitter, non-acidic form of Vitamin C in a highly soluble form.
This form of Vitamin C is ideal for people who suffer from gastric sensitivity.

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

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

Vitamin C also plays an important role in the absorption of non-heme iron, the form of iron present in plant-based foods, 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, making it essential for the health of 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.