Vitamins And Nutrients Flashcards
Where can you find sugar
Cakes jams and sweets
Where can you find starch
Seeds cereals and root veg
Where can you find fibre
Cell walls of plants
What is the function of sugar and starch
They provide us with energy
What is the function of fibre
Helps speed up the removal of waste materials
Functions of calcium
Vital for building strong bones and teeth
Blood clotting
Need for the functions of nerves and muscles
What does peek bone mass mean
The point at which bones are at there strongest (25-30)
What is the function of vitamins d
Helps body to indirect calcium
Helps to form strong bones and teeth
What are the sources of vitamin d
Liver milk dairy and sunlight
What are micronutrients
Vitamins and minerals
What is iron used for
Forming haemoglobin which gives red blood cells there colour
Sources of iron
Haem iron found in animals foods
Non haem iron found in plants foods
Functions of vitamins c
Important for wound healing and is needed to make colleges
which holds blood cells together
Sources of vitamin c
Citrus fruits
Potatoes with skins
Blackcurrents
How is vitamin c distroyed
By water
Exposer to air
Heat
Presence of alkali
