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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Kale is a vegetable that contains ascorbic acid, an essential nutrient for humans.
  • Apricots are fruits that contain ascorbic acid.
  • There is 120 milligrams (mg) of ascorbic acid per every 100 grams (g) of kale.
  • There is 10 mg of ascorbic acid per every 100 g of apricot.
  • Humans cannot make ascorbic acid in their bodies, so they must get it from foods, including fruits and vegetables.
  • Ascorbic acid is also known as vitamin C.
The student wants to refute a claim that apricots are a better source of vitamin C than kale is. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Kale contains vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid); in fact, there is 120 mg of vitamin C in every 100 g of kale.
B
Kale contains ascorbic acid (also known as vitamin C), and apricots do too.
C
Humans cannot make ascorbic acid in their bodies, but they can get it from kale and apricots.
D
With 120 mg of vitamin C per every 100 g, kale is actually a better source of vitamin C than apricots, which contain only 10 mg per every 100 g.