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Home Economics: 01.6 - Vitamins > Introduction > Flashcards

Introduction Flashcards

1
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Are vitamins micronutrients or macronutrients?

A

They are micronutrients

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2
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What vitamins are synthesised by the body?

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Vitamin D (with sunshine in skin)

Vitamin K (by bacteria in small intestine)

Vitamin B1/thiamine (by bacteria in the large intestine)

Vitamin B3/niacin (from the amino acid tryptophan in small intestine)

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3
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What does an insufficient amount of a vitamin cause?

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Deficiency diseases

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4
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How are vitamins not produced in the body obtained?

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Through the diet or supplements

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5
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What are the two classifications of vitamins?

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Water-soluble vitamins

Fat-soluble vitamins

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6
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What are fat-soluble vitamins?

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Vitamins which are found in foods containing fat

These vitamins can be stored in the liver for months

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7
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What are water-soluble vitamins?

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Vitamins found in a wide variety of foods

Vitamins not stored in the body i.e. surplus is excreted

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8
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List the fat-soluble vitamins

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Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

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9
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List the water soluble vitamins

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Vitamin C 
Vitamin B1 
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3 
Vitamin B6 
Vitamin B12 
Folate/folic acid
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10
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What are the scientific names for the two forms of vitamin A?

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Retinol

Beta-carotene

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11
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What are the scientific names for the two forms of vitamin D?

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Cholecalciferol (D3)

Ergocalciferol (D2)

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12
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What is the scientific name for vitamin E?

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Tocopherol

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13
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What is the scientific name for vitamin K?

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Naphthoquinones

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14
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What is the scientific name for vitamin C?

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Ascorbic acid

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15
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What is the scientific name for vitamin B1?

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Thiamine

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16
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What is the scientific name for vitamin B2?

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Riboflavin

17
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What is the scientific name for vitamin B3?

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Niacin

18
Q

What is the scientific name for vitamin B6?

A

Pyridoxine

19
Q

What is the scientific name for vitamin B12?

A

Cobalamin

20
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What is the name of the B vitamin without a number?

A

Folate/folic acid

Home Economics: 01.6 - Vitamins (24 decks)

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