Micronutrients

Question 1

What are they?

Answer 1

Vitamins and Minerals

Question 2

How many are needed?

Answer 2

Required in very small amounts

Question 3

What are they measured in?

Answer 3

Milligrams (mg) and Micrograms (mcg)

Question 4

Conversion rate from milligram to microgram is…

Answer 4

1 mg = 1,000 mcg

Question 5

What are the fat soluble vitamins?

Answer 5

Vitamins A, D, E and K

Question 6

3 points about fat soluble vitamins…

Answer 6

• Stored in liver
• Do not need to be eaten regularly
• Can be stored in body for months/years

Question 7

What are the water soluble vitamins?

Answer 7

Vitamins B group and C

Question 8

3 points about water soluble vitamins…

Answer 8

• Cannot be stored in body
• Need to eat regularly
• Can be easily destroyed

Question 9

How can you protect water soluble vitamins?

Answer 9

• Eat fresh
• Buy fruit and vegetables in a good condition
• Ripen at home
• Store in a cool, dark place
• Leave skins on where possible
• If boiling, use water in a sauce e.g. gravy
• Use cooking methods like steaming, stir-frying, roasting

Question 10

What are the antioxidant vitamins?

Answer 10

A, C and E ( ‘ACE’ )

Question 11

3 points about antioxidant vitamins…

Answer 11

• Protect against free-radicals
• Free-radicals can damage healthy body cells
• Thought to cause heart disease and certain types of cancer

Question 12

What are the 3 main vitamins? (Hint… W, F + A)

Answer 12

• Water-soluble vitamins = C and B group
• Fat soluble vitamins = A, D, E & K
• Anti-oxidant vitamins = A, C & E