What is special about Ester-C?

It is needed to maintain the health of skin, cartilage, teeth, bone, and blood vessels. It is also used to protect your body’s cells from damage. It is known as an antioxidant.

What are the benefits of Ester-C?

These natural metabolites provide quick absorption. Ester-C® also functions biologically like other forms of vitamin C, providing benefits for skin, joint and vision health, cardiovascular support, antioxidant protection and immune system wellness.

What is the difference between buffered vitamin C and Ester-C?

Answer: Regular vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is acidic. If you want a less-acidic vitamin C, you can choose Ester-C (calcium ascorbate) or sodium ascorbate. With each, vitamin C is attached to (and is “buffered” by) calcium or sodium.

Is Ester the same as vitamin C?

Ester-C® is a unique, patented form of vitamin C that contains vitamin C metabolites. The vitamin C metabolites in Ester-C® are the same as normal byproducts of the body’s metabolism of vitamin C. And Ester-C® is an easy form of vitamin C to take because it is nonacidic and gentle on the stomach.

Is Ester C made in China?

An estimated 95% of the world’s vitamin C is produced in China currently.

Is Ester C good for colds?

Can Vitamin C Prevent or Treat Cold Symptoms? Vitamin C has been studied for many years as a possible treatment for colds, or as a way to help prevent colds. But findings have been inconsistent. Overall, experts have found little to no benefit from vitamin C for preventing or treating the common cold.

What form of Vit C is best?

Here, the best vitamin C supplements:

• Best Overall: Nature’s Bounty Vitamin C.
• Best Organic: Garden of Life Vitamin C with Amla.
• Best Capsule: Solgar Vitamin C 1000 mg.
• Best Gummy: NOW Chewable Vitamin C-500.
• Best Boosted: Pure Encapsulations Essential-C & Flavonoids.
• Best Tasting: MegaFood C Defense Gummies.

Does Ester C cause kidney stones?

Vitamin C and kidney stones High doses of vitamin C can increase your risk of the most common type of kidney stone, calcium oxalate. Kidney stones happen when waste accumulates and clumps together in your kidneys, causing pain and difficulty urinating.