Excesses of these vitamins are stored in the liver, and are not needed every day in the diet. For more information on fat-soluble vitamins, see fact sheet 9.315 Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K. In contrast, water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored by the body. Since they are eliminated in urine, we require a continuous daily supply in our diet. The water-soluble vitamins include the vitamin B-complex group and vitamin C.
Blended vegetable juice cocktail has more than 65 milligrams of vitamin C in an 8-ounce serving. If you love tomato juice, you'll get lots of vitamin C from your morning beverage, as 8 ounces of tomato juice provides nearly 45 milligrams of the beneficial vitamin.
Orange juice is water and sugar with some flavor and some vitamins. If you happen to need water and sugar and some vitamin C then itâs fine. Like any other food, orange juice can be part of a healthy diet. Nobody needs orange juice, though. Vitamin C supplements are, for anybody eating even a remotely healthy diet, merely a way of making expensive urine: a complete waste of money.