Vitamins
Vitamin necessary for blood clotting
What is vitamin K
The major electrolyte involved in water balance
What is sodium
This governing agency sets the standards and enforcement for nutritional labeling
What is the Food and Drug Administration
Another name for vitamin B2
What is riboflavin?
grilled chicken
What is a protein?
Vitamin important for vision
What is vitamin A
A positive charged electrolyte
What is a cation?
A substance that must be on the nutrition label that becomes part of a food product when added either intentionally or unintentionally
What is a food additive?
Another name for vitamin C
What is ascorbic acid?
slice of bread
What is a carbohydrate?
A vitamin Great for immunity and found in Broccoli, peppers, and fruits
Vitamin C
These electrolytes found in the body all have this in common:
Chloride, bicarbonate, sulfate, and phosphate
What are the major anions (negative charged) in the body?
The portion size on a nutrition label that is suggested by the manufacturer
What is a serving size?
Another name for Folic Acid
What is vitamin B9?
Cooking oil
What is a fat or lipid?
Also known as thiamin
What is B1
This condition where potassium levels exceed 5.0mEq/L
What is hyperkalemia?
The generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food, and are not a requirement for the body to survive.
What is sugar?
Pantothenic acid is also called this
What is vitamin B5?
baked potato
What is a carbohydrate
Another name for vitamin D
what is calciferol
A condition with a sodium level greater than 145mEq/L
What is hypernatremia?
In 1990, this act was passed requiring foods to have a list of specified set of nutrition facts on the label
What is the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990?
This vitamin is essential in fetal development and if deficient, can cause neural tube defects
What is folic acid or B9?
Excessive amounts of this may be associated with tooth decay, obesity, and diabetes mellitus.
What are carbohydrates?