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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Brussels sprouts are vegetables that contain ascorbic acid, an essential nutrient for humans.
• Grapes are fruits that contain ascorbic acid.
• There are 80 milligrams (mg) of ascorbic acid per every 100 grams (g) of brussels sprouts.
• There is 10 mg of ascorbic acid per every 100 g of grapes.
• 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 grapes are a better source of vitamin C than brussels sprouts are. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

With 80 mg of vitamin C per every 100 g, brussels sprouts are actually a better source of vitamin C than grapes, which contain only 10 mg per every 100 g.

B

Brussels sprouts contain ascorbic acid (also known as vitamin C), and grapes do too.

C

Humans cannot make ascorbic acid in their bodies, but they can get it from brussels sprouts and grapes.

D

Brussels sprouts contain vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid); in fact, there is 80 mg of vitamin C in every 100 g of brussels sprouts.