Re: Synthetic Vitamin C

 I read somewhere that amla is a very poor source of vitamin C...

Yes and no.  Amla does contain a fair amount of vitamin C, but not super high like acerola or rosehips. But there is a greater biological activity than many other source.  For example, the vitamin C found in amla has been shown to be 12 times stronger than synthetic ascorbic acid.  So 100mg of vitamin C from amla would be the equivalent of 1,200mg synthetic ascorbic acid.  The vitamin C in amla is also protected from oxidation by the antioxidant tannins in the amla making it a stable form of vitamin C.  Synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on the other hand is extremely unstable.

How much vitamin C is in a teaspoon of amla (please)?

This is going to vary as various constituents do.  Where the plants are grown, soil conditions, water levels, time of day they are picked, how ripe they are when picked, etc. all influence nutrient levels in plants.

I could not find any amounts anywhere...

I posted a study on this here:

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1455786