All are true about Vitamin C except:-
High-Yield Explanation
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.