Topic 5: Part H

Question 1

Vitamins

Answer 1

do not contribute to energy production

Question 2

Vitamins facilitate ..

Answer 2

release of energy from carbohydrate, fat and protein

Question 3

How many vitamins are there

Answer 3

13

Question 4

Vitamins are divided into ..

Answer 4

water soluble and fat soluble categories

Question 5

Water soluble vitamins are ..

Answer 5

• vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

- the 8 B vitamins

Question 6

What are the 8 B vitamins

Answer 6

• thiamin (B1)
• riboflavin (B2)
• niacin (B3)
• pantothenic acid (B5)
• pyridoxine (B6)
• biotin (B7)
• folic acid (B9)
• B12 (cobalamine)

Question 7

Fat soluble vitamins

Answer 7

A, D, E, and K

Question 8

What vitamin plays major role in tissue building

Answer 8

vitamin C

Question 9

The various B vitamins are involved in ..

Answer 9

different metabolic processes that release energy (catabolism) or synthesize nutrients (anabolism).

Question 10

Vitamin A enables the ..

Answer 10

eye to see in dim light

Question 11

Vitamin D facilitates ..

Answer 11

absorption of calcium in the digestive tract

Question 12

Vitamin E acts as an ..

Answer 12

anti oxidant that protects various organs from destructive compounds

Question 13

Vitamin K facilitates ..

Answer 13

blood clotting and helps stop bleeding

Question 14

Vitamins function only if they are..

Answer 14

intact

Question 15

Due to organic nature they are vulnerable to ..

Answer 15

destruction by heat, light, storage conditions and chemical agents

Question 16

Strategy of cooking vegetables at moderate temperatures, using small amounts of water and short times help to ..

Answer 16

preserve nutrients

Question 17

Processing typically results in nutrient loss, foods may have nutrient added back though process called..

Answer 17

enrichment

Question 18

Food may also be fortified with nutrients as an attempt to..

Answer 18

reduce the incidence of a specific nutrient deficiencies

Question 19

Minerals (inorganic nutrients)

Answer 19

• constitute an essential component of bones and teeth (especially calcium)
• also found in body fluids where they influence properties of the fluids

Question 20

Minerals do not yield..

Answer 20

energy but act as cofactors in energy yielding reactions

Question 21

16 minerals are currently known to be ..

Answer 21

essential in human nutrition and can be broken down into 2 groups

Question 22

Major minerals are..

Answer 22

calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sodium (Na), chloride (Cl), magnesium (Mg) and sulphur (S)

Question 23

Trace minerals are ..

Answer 23

iron (Fe), iodine (I), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), selenium (Se), fluoride (F), molybdenum (Mb), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn)

Question 24

Minerals are ..

Answer 24

• indestructible due to their inorganic nature

- heat stable and can impact chemical/physical propertied of foods

Question 25

Minerals do not need to be ..

Answer 25

handled with special car that vitamins require