What percent of daily vitamin C does 1/4 cup of lemon juice provide according to the speaker?

Dr. Ashley LucasPhD Nutritionist & Dietitian | Owner & Founder PHD Weight Loss & Dr. Ashley Wellness

Just one glass of lemon water makes your skin younger

14 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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YouTube health-advice clip by Dr. Ashley Lucas claiming that lemon water is a natural, whole-food source of vitamin C. The speaker says lemon juice (about 1/4 cup) supplies 30% of daily vitamin C needs, recommends whole-food vitamin C over supplements, and asserts benefits for immune support and collagen production to improve skin elasticity.

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30% of daily vitamin C needs.

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The benefits of drinking lemon water is that it's a natural source of vitamin C. A lot of the vitamin C that we get in supplements is the type that the body can't do anything with. Getting vitamin C from whole food sources is the very best. And that's what you are getting when you consume lemon juice in your water. Lemon contains 30% of your daily vitamin C needs in just 14 cup of juice. So you could squeeze out a lemon, get a fourth cup, and drink it in your water. It supports your immune system. It supports collagen production, which we all want to do to increase the elasticity of our skin.