What are the main groups of micronutrients?
Vitamins and minerals/trace elements
What are fortified foods?
Foods with vitamins added to them, nutrients that are added which were never naturally part of the food
What is meant by enriching foods?
Replacing original nutrients after they have been lost during processing
Which foods contain the highest level of nutrients?
Fully ripe fruit and vegetables
What methods can be used to preserve the vitamin content of food?
- Freezing foods
- Storing Foods in a cool, dark place prevents nutrient loss as some vitamins are light sensitive, or will degrade at warm temperatures
- Cooking: it is best to keep cooking times to a minimum, cook until Al dente. And, avoid boiling veg in large amounts of water because vitamins will leach out into the water
What are vitamins?
Any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
What are minerals?
A solid, naturally occurring inorganic substance.
What are food additives?
A substance added to food to enhance its flavour or appearance or to preserve it i.e. prevent the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria
