Vitamins-Fat Soluble A, D, E and K

Question 1

A- Retinol (animal products)

- Carotene (vegetable)

Answer 1

• egg yolk, liver, milk, cheese
• carrots, apricots, tomatoes, dark green vegetables
• Aids good sight; stops infections; antioxidant
• Deficiency can cause blindness infection

Question 2

D-Cholecalciferol

Answer 2

• Oily fish (sardined, salmon, trout), fortified margarine
• sunlight on skin
• essential for bone growth and regulates amount of calcium and phosphate in your body
• deficiency cause dental decay; rickets in young children; osteomalacia in adults

Question 3

E-Tocopherols

Answer 3

• vegetable oils, poultry, fish, wholegrain bread, eggs

- Protects fats in the body being oxidised; decreases risk of cancers; antioxidant

Question 4

K-Napthoquinones

Answer 4

• green vegetables (spinach, cabbage, cauliflower)

- essential in the clotting of blood; bone metabolism; regulating blood calcium levels