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Are you looking for a vitamin C powder that is gentle on the stomach? Then this buffered version from LUTO Supplements is worth a look. Each gram of powder provides 873 mg of vitamin C in the form of calcium L-ascorbate. This is a buffered form, which means that the vitamin C is bound to calcium. This makes the powder less acidic than ordinary ascorbic acid. Convenient if your stomach reacts badly to acidic supplements.
Most vitamin C supplements contain pure ascorbic acid. This works very well, but it is quite acidic. Not everyone tolerates it well, especially at high doses. This is where calcium L-ascorbate comes in. In this form, ascorbic acid is bound to calcium, making the pH almost neutral. Your stomach therefore feels it much less. The vitamin C part acts in the body in the same way as conventional ascorbic acid. The difference lies only in the tolerance. Moreover, the 97 mg of calcium provided per gram does not constitute a complete dose of calcium. Calcium is mainly present as a component of this buffered bond.
What many people don't know: your body cannot absorb vitamin C indefinitely from a single dose. Absorption occurs via specific transporters in the intestine, which eventually become saturated. At lower doses, your body absorbs proportionally more than at very high doses. With 873 mg per gram, you are well above the basic needs. Do you want to get the most out of your vitamin C powder? Then spread the intake over the day. Calcium contributes to normal energy metabolism, and vitamin C itself donates electrons in the aqueous environments of the body. In short: it works as a kind of redox molecule, notably necessary for the formation of collagen and certain neurotransmitters.
A capsule or tablet always contains a fixed amount. With a powder, you determine the amount yourself. Half a teaspoon is about one gram, but you can just as easily take a quarter of a teaspoon if you want a lower dose. The powder dissolves in water or juice. Thanks to the buffer, the taste is quite neutral, without that marked acidity you know from pure ascorbic acid. This vitamin C powder is vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and GMO-free. It contains no flavourings or fillers, only an anti-caking agent based on hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. This is a vegetable substance that prevents the powder from clumping in the jar.
The recommended daily intake of vitamin C for adults is around 75 to 80 mg. With 873 mg per gram, you are therefore well above. This may seem excessive, but in the world of supplements, doses between 250 and 1000 mg are very common. Calcium is necessary for the maintenance of normal bones, and although the amount of calcium in this product is modest, each intake contributes to your total intake. The jar contains 200 grams of powder. At one gram per day, you therefore have more than six months' supply of this buffered vitamin C.
This vitamin C powder from LUTO Supplements is a no-frills product. A single ingredient as an active substance, buffered for better gastric tolerance, and freely doseable. No gadgets, just vitamin C in a form that your body tolerates well.
Each gram of powder provides 873 mg of vitamin C in buffered form. This is more than ten times the recommended daily intake, within the usual range for high-dose supplements.
Pure ascorbic acid has a low pH and can cause stomach upset at high doses. In this powder, vitamin C is bound to calcium, which makes the acidity almost neutral. This makes it suitable for people sensitive to acidic supplements.
With a powder, you determine the exact amount you take. Half a teaspoon is approximately one gram, but you can also take less for a lower dose. With 200 grams in the jar, you have more than six months' supply at one gram per day.
This powder contains only calcium L-ascorbate and a vegetable anti-caking agent. No flavors, no colors, no fillers. The product is vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, and GMO-free.
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Buffered vitamin C is ascorbic acid bound to a mineral, in this case, calcium. Thanks to this binding, the pH becomes almost neutral, making the powder much less acidic than pure ascorbic acid. Your body absorbs the vitamin C part in the same way. The only difference lies in how your stomach reacts.
During a meal, as your stomach is already active and the powder mixes well with your food. Do you want to get the most out of the dose? Then divide your intake over two times of the day, for example at breakfast and dinner. Your intestines absorb small portions of vitamin C proportionally better than a single large dose.
Not necessarily better, but more flexible. With a powder, you determine the amount yourself. Want half a dose? Then use a quarter of a teaspoon. With a capsule or tablet, you are tied to a fixed amount. In addition, powder generally contains fewer excipients than tablets, which need binders and coatings to maintain their shape.
You need to get used to it, but in practice, it's still simple. You pour half a teaspoon into a glass of water or juice, mix, and drink. This might take you twenty seconds longer than swallowing a capsule. On the other hand, you have complete control over the dosage, and this buffered powder has a fairly neutral taste, without the marked acidity of ordinary ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C absorption relies on specific transporters in the intestine called SVCT transporters, which have a maximum capacity. At lower doses, your body absorbs proportionally more than at very high doses, because the transporters are not yet saturated. What isn't absorbed leaves your body through urine. This is why it can be beneficial to spread your intake throughout the day rather than taking it all at once.
In both cases, the active substance is vitamin C. The difference lies in the acidity. Pure ascorbic acid has a low pH and can cause stomach problems at high doses. In calcium L-ascorbate, ascorbic acid is bound to calcium, which makes the pH almost neutral. Your stomach therefore feels it much less. In terms of absorption and action in the body, both forms are comparable.
