Bell Peppers for Beautiful Skin?

Today's market find was an array of bell peppers. I had never seen purple or black bell peppers before.

Bell peppers are high in vitamin C. According to WHFoods.com, bell peppers are the second highest food with vitamin C behind papaya.

Regarding beauty, having vitamin C in your diet is great for facial skin elasticity.

According to Naturalnews.com:

"Collagen and elastin are the two main reasons our skin remains smooth and resilient in our youth. Elasticity provides the ability to "bounce back" after repeated movements. Years of facial expressions, exposure to excessive UV light and other damaging dietary or environmental factors really start to show when this elasticity is compromised."

Normally when I think of vitamin C, I think of oranges but it looks like bell peppers surpass oranges with the amount of vitamin C present.

To get the most nutrients from bell peppers, WHFoods.com suggest to saute lightly and to not over cook.

Did you know that bell peppers are higher in vitamin C than oranges?

References:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=109

http://www.naturalnews.com/033710_vitamin_C_cancer_prevention.html