Vitamins & Minerals Study Quiz

Vitamins

100

The fat soluble vitamins:

A, D, E, K

200

Organic or inorganic?

Organic

300

Vulnerabilities to degradation

Heat, light, oxygen, time, cooking

400

Vitamins serve as

Co-enzymes

500

Tend to be stored better and have higher risks of toxicity

Fat-solubles

Minerals

100

Minerals are all _____ soluble

Water

200

The amount of a mineral in a plant food versus an animal food is more or less standard

Less, the mineral content depends on the soil where the plant food was grown

300

Major minerals we need more than 100mg daily (name at lease three)

Sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur

400

Minerals with antioxidant functions

Selenium, zinc, copper

500

Minerals required on the Nutrition Facts Panel

Sodium, iron, calcium

Deficiencies & Toxicities

100

Condition that can cause vitamin deficiencies 

Alcoholism 

200

mineral with high potential for toxicity

Iron

300

Type of diseases (like celiac disease) that can cause deficiencies in vitamins and minerals

malabsorption diseases

400

Toxicities usually arise from 

over supplementation

500

Disease caused by thiamin deficiency

Beriberi

Sources

100

Minerals most prevalent in animal foods

Iron, zinc, selenium

200

Vitamins in veggies

Pantothenic Acid/B5, Vitamin C/ascorbic acid, Vitamin K, Vitamin E/alpha-tocopherol, niacin/B3, folate/B9

300

Primary source of sodium in our diets

processed foods

400

Minerals in veggies

calcium, magnesium, potassium

500

Vitamins most prevalent in animal foods

Cyanocobalamin/B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin A/retinoids, niacin/B3