Vitamins
Name the fat soluble vitamins:
A, D, E, K
A salt that dissolves in water is called
electrolyte
Beri Beri
Thiamin
Retinol
animal sources
Name two ways a vitamin can be degraded
Heat, light, oxygen, time, cooking
Can a mineral be degraded?
No
Night blindness
Vitamin A
Enriched flour
B1, B2, B3, B9
Most water soluble vitamins function as:
Co-enzymes
Three tissues responsible for maintaining blood calcium
intestines, kidneys, bones
osteomalacia
Vitamin D
Milk
calcium, vitamin D, B2, phosphorus
Tend to be stored in the body
Fat-soluble vitamins
Most abundant mineral in the body
calcium
Scurvy
Vitamin C
Pantothenic Acid
virtually all foods
Organic or inorganic?
Organic
structural component of cell membranes
phosphorus
large immature red blood cells
hint: there are 2
B12 and Folate
Plant oils
Vitamin E