All are true about Vitamin C except:-
Correct Answer: Reduces ferrous iron to ferric iron
Description: Vitamin C( Ascorbic acid): Water soluble vitamin. Potent antioxidant. Required for formation of collagen. Reduces ferric iron to ferrous iron thus increasing iron absorption. The most sensitive of all vitamins to heat. Deficiency =Scurvy - swollen and bleeding gums, S/C bruising, bleeding into the skin and joints, delayed wound healing, anaemia and weakness.
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