breckenridgeback t1_jaalmpx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:22 AM

Reply to comment by Mp32pingi25 in Eli5: why do we need to take vitamins when we’re sick if we can get them from food? by No-Struggle5102

And, realistically, most Americans aren't deficient in Vitamin C anyway. It's found in all sorts of foods to add a sour flavor - a pack of your average sour candy is several day's worth of RDI.

Mp32pingi25 t1_jaam9pp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:27 AM

Wait wait..vitamin C is in sour flavoring!!??? So sour patch kids are saving me from scurvy?!?!

breckenridgeback t1_jaan8n0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:34 AM

Well, not specifically sour patch kids (they're flavored with citric and tartaric acid, not ascorbic [which is vitamin C]), but yes.

Mp32pingi25 t1_jaapkms wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:52 AM

Ahh man lol. I was so excited for a min there. I was getting you tell my wife they’re basically vitamins lol