What is the difference between synthetic and natural vitamin c?
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Vitamins are made up of several different components enzymes, co-enzymes, and co-factors– that must work together to produce their intended biologic effects.Vitamins that are found naturally in whole foods come with all of their necessary components.The majority of vitamins that are sold in pharmacies, grocery stores, and vitamin shops are synthetic vitamins, which are only isolated portions of the vitamins that occur naturally in food.
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Citric acid would probably be the easiest to come by.\nAsorbic acid (Vitamin C) is also anothe weak organic acid.
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natural and/ or artificial flavors.
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Natural comes from nature and is pure. Like untreated wild honey\nManufactured or synthetic has been man made. Like chocolate flavoured honey with added vitamin E.
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our bodies can't metabolize synthetic vitamins or minerals, however if the vitamins and minerals came from a natural source our bodies can use what they need and eliminate what they don't need.
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the absorption of iron is significantly enhanced by the presence of vitamin c. this is because vitamin c, although not participating directly in the absorption process, maintains iron in the reduced state for it to be absorbed by the body
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Both are refined, but when you refine something it loses many of its beneficial properties like vitamins, so they enrich it with vitamins
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Echninacea helps boost your immune system.  If possible, buy it from a health food store as opposed to something like Walgreens.  There is a wide variation in quality.  \n\nDitto regarding the comment from the person about taking vitamin C.  Vitamin C is water soluble so you technically can't overdose on it, but try to space it out throughout the day as your body can only absorb so much at a time.  \n\nIf you do get to go to a health food store, buy vitamin C from a naturally derived "whole foods" source.  I have tried at least a dozen brands and find the "whole food" source is most effective.  It's made from real food, so your body recognizes it and seems to utilize it better.  One brand I recommend is Garden of Life Living Vitamin C.
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The recommended daily allowance for vitamin C varies. The current recommendation for adults is 120 mg daily, although a dose of 60 mg daily is all that is required to prevent scurvy. Some experts think the level should be as high as 200 mg daily to match the level present in 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, a diet shown to decrease cancer risk.\nMegadoses of vitamin C have not been shown in clinical trials to reduce viral illnesses such as colds. Large doses of vitamin C, ie, more than 1 g/d, may increase the risk of certain illnesses such as kidney stones, particularly oxalate stones.
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i like this stuff called emergen-C. it has 1000mg of vit c and all the b-complex vitamins. you pour it into a little water where it fizzes. it is well absorbed by the body that way.\n\nthe most important thing is to drink lots of water, eat healthy foods (non-processed) and get the proper amount of rest.
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Organic = Contains carbon\nInorganic = No carbon\n\nThis is not always true because of carbon dioxide.
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what could be more natural?
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extra vitamin C and rest
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The answer to this question would depend entirely upon the juice and its vitamin constituents, and their survivability in a hydrated versus concentrated state.  Some nutrients cannot or have difficulty surviving outside of liquid suspension, resulting in their chemical breakdown.  This also applies to non-nutritional components which although will not change the nutritional level of the food or beverage, it can most definitely modify its taste or texture.  This is why many concentrated or dehydrated foods taste very different than "fresh" equivalents.\n\nOn the other hand, some vitamins can maintain their structure even better when concentrated.  I mention this because it is widely accepted that ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is one of these, and is probably the one with which people are most concerned when asking about juice concentrates.  It is widely accepted that ascorbic acid degrades over time in fresh and NFC juices, but degrades more slowly (probably due to its frozen state) in from-concentrate products.
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We know that 600g of orange has 420mg of vitamin C\nOne orange is 85.125g\n\n600g / 85.125g = 7.5 oranges :)\n\nAnd as i said earlier, its okay to eat more than that because vitamin C is water soluble and any extra will get flushed away.
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is very happy in water. It has a problem with oxygen though. It reacts with it very easily (oxidation) and thus loses its vitamin properties. So the more you leave it open to air the more it is consumed.\n In fact it is sometimes used as an anti-oxidant additive in food or supplements; oxygen can react with and "spoil" some nutrients. If you add vitamin C, oxygen will  react with it instead.
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the vitamin C content of regular oranges is 50mg per 100 mg of Orange, and the vitamin C content of Mandarin oranges is 30 mg per 100mg of Orange. If you would like further comparisons for Vitamin C go to http://en.wikepedia.org/wiki/vitamin_C\nhope this helps