Approach to Nutrition Flashcards
Vitamin A
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Dark green and yellow vegetables & tomatoes
Fat Soluble
Retinol, retinal: Vision
Retinoic acid: Embryonic development; maintenance of epithelia; cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation
(Eggs, dairy products, meat, oily salt-water fish)
Vitamin D
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Mushrooms
Fat Soluble
Cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol: Bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis
(Fortified milk, orange juice & cereal; cod liver oil; swordfish, salmon, herring, trout; egg yolks)
Vitamin E
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Wheat germ & avocado
Fat Soluble
Tocopherols: Reactive oxygen species scavenger (membrane antioxidants)
(Sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, sunflower oil, abalone, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout)
Vitamin K
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Green leafy vegetables, fruits, dairy products, vegetable oils & cereals; intestinal microflora
Fat Soluble
2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (3-) derivatives: Blood clotting (II, VII, IX, X)
Vitamin B1
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Legumes
Water Soluble
Thiamine: Carbohydrate & amino acid metabolism
(Whole & enriched grains, lean pork)
Vitamin B2
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Wheat germ, leafy vegetables
Water Soluble
Riboflavin: Oxidoreductases, FMN, FAD
(Dairy products, meat, poultry)
Vitamin B3
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Legumes, wheat
Water Soluble
Niacin: Oxidoreductases, NAD, NADP
(Meats, poultry, fish, all foods except fat)
Vitamin B6
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Animal products, vegetables, whole grains
Water Soluble
Pyridoxine: Carbohydrate, lipid & amino acid metabolism; Synthesis of neurotransmitters, sphingolipids, and heme
Vitamin B9
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Leafy vegetables (destroyed in cooking),fruits, whole grains, wheat germ, beans, nuts
Water Soluble
Folic Acid: One-carbon-transfer reactions, choline synthesis of amino acids, synthesis of purines and pyrimidine (thymine)
Vitamin B12
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Eggs, dairy products, liver, meats; NONE in plants
Water Soluble
Cobalamin: Heme structure, folate recycling
Vitamin C
Sources?
Solubility?
Metabolic role?
Fruits & vegetables
Water Soluble
Ascorbic acid: Antioxidant function, collagen synthesis, bile acid synthesis, neurotransmitter synthesis
Calcium (mineral)
Sources?
Metabolic role?
Dark leafy vegetables, tofu, broccoli, cauliflower
Muscle contraction, cell transport, bone metabolism
(Dairy products, flax seed, beans & lentils)
Iron (mineral)
Sources?
Metabolic role?
Dark leafy vegetables, Legumes (tofu & lentils), broccoli, cauliflower
Hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochromes a, b, and c
Nuts and seeds, quinoa, fortified cereal (cream of wheat); lean meat, clams, oysters, dried prunes & raisins
Leafy vegetables
include varieties of lettuce (romaine, red & green leaf) as well as cabbage AND the dark leafy vegetables
Dark leafy vegetables
Collards, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip & mustard greens, etc.