The unique cassava source makes Vitamin C Cassava root source well-tolerated by individuals unable to tolerate other sources of vitamin C. The product has exactly the same formula as #50020 and contains the same amount of ascorbic acid. . . Cassava or Manihot esculenta is a bushy herb or shrub from South America with long tuberous edible roots very rich in starch. The roots are used as potatoes. Starch obtained from cassava roots is a starting material for a multiple-step chemical process of manufacturing of ascorbic acid.. . Vitamin C is the body's most important water-soluble antioxidant nutrient and is involved in a wide variety of biochemical reactions throughout the body. Included in its functions is the synthesis of collagen the basis of connective tissues found in virtually every cell of the bodyOther products from HerbsPro