There is not much difference, the essence is vitamin C. If there is any, it can only be said that the content of vitamin C is different, or the brand effect, more Most of it is the human mind.
Some people say that it is the difference between medicines and health products, but it is not true. Medicines are also more expensive than health products, and the price of vitamin C varies from brand to brand.
Let’s compare 2 bucks vitamin C to 100 bucks vitamin C:
A certain brand of vitamin C effervescent tablets:
Price: 118 yuan/30 pieces, average unit price 3.93 yuan/piece
Main raw materials: vitamin C, apocarotaldehyde, orange flavor, orange flavor, vitamin B2, sodium saccharin, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, sucrose, tartaric acid
Vitamin C per tablet: 1.00 g
The price of unit vitamin C: 3.93 yuan/gram
A certain brand of vitamin C tablets:
Price: 2.0 yuan/100 pieces, average unit price 0.02 yuan/piece
Main ingredients: vitamin C, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch
Vitamin C per tablet: 0.10g
The price of unit vitamin C: 0.20 yuan/gram
It can be seen from the above comparison: from the perspective of raw materials, there is basically no big difference, mainly because the auxiliary materials are different. Among these auxiliary materials, except for vitamin B2, the others basically do not help the human body. .
Then why is the price per unit of vitamin C nearly 20 times higher? The main reason is the psychological effect of people, thinking that the expensive is useful, and secondly, there may be some advertising and sales costs included, so the overall price is higher.
In short, medicines and health products are not the only difference in the price of vitamin C. Medicines are also more expensive than health products. The main difference is whether the amount of vitamin C contained is different, and the brands are different. Furthermore, people’s psychological effects play a role, but whether it is vitamin C for 2 yuan or vitamin C for 100 yuan, the main ingredient is vitamin C, and there is not much difference.
In fact, as long as the diet is balanced, there is no need to buy additional health products to supplement vitamin C. The Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that each person consumes 100 mg of vitamin C per day, which is It is said that eating an orange every day can basically meet the requirement of vitamin C for a day[1], unless the body is already severely deficient in vitamin C, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s order to take vitamin C tablets.
The author of this issue: Liao Yuying, Zhao Lichao
Beauty Editor: Peng Mingqian
References:
[1] Zeng Xiangyun. Physiological function and dietary support of vitamin C[J]. China Food and Nutrition, 2005(4):52-54.
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