Water-soluble vitamins / Minerals / Fibre and Water

Question 1

What is vitamin B1 called?
State the 2 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 1

Vitamin B1 Thiamin
* helps the nervous system
* helps with energy release from foods

Found in:
* bread
* pasta
* peas
* rice
* eggs
* liver

Question 2

What are the problems with too little B1 thiamin? (3)

Answer 2

• Tiredness
• weak muscle
• Beriberi - disease that affects the heart, blood vessels and nervous system

Question 3

What is vitamin B2 called?
State the 2 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 3

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin
* helps with energy release from foods
* helps to repair tissues

Found in:
* milk
* eggs
* cheese
* leafy greens

Question 4

What are the problems with too little Vitamin B2 riboflavin? (3)

Answer 4

• dry skin
• sore throat
• sores around mouth

Question 5

What is vitamin B3 called?
State the 3 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 5

Vitamin B3 Niacin
* Helps with energy release from foods
* maintains a healthy nervous system
* maintains healthy skin

Found in:
* Wheat
* nuts
* meat
* fish

Question 6

What is the problem with vitamin B3 niacin? (1)

Answer 6

Pellagra - disease causing fatigue, depression and loss of memory.

Question 7

What is vitamin B9 called?
State the 3 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 7

Vitamin B9 Folic Acid - Folate
* important for growth
* crucial for healthy babies
* works with vitamin B12 to make red blood cells

Found in:
* liver
* peas
* leafy greens

Question 8

What are the problems with vitamin B9 folic acid? (5)

Answer 8

• anaemia
• tiredness
• weak muscle
• mouth sores
• women planning pregnancy at low levels of conception causes spina bifida in babies.

low levels of conception - when women can’t get pregant despite no protection

Question 9

What is vitamin B12 called?
State the 2 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 9

Vitamin B12 Cobalamin
* helps the nerbous system
* works with B9 to make red blood cells

Found in:
* milk
* eggs
* meat
* fish

Question 10

What are the problems with too little vitamin B12 cobalamin? (2)
Who are most likely to get it?

Answer 10

• tiredness
• nerve damage in extreme cases

Vegans are most likely to get it as they don’t have any animal produce.

Question 11

What is the vitamin C called?
State the 3 functions.
Which 3 foods contain it?

Answer 11

Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid
* protects body from infections and allergies
* keeps blood vessels healthy
* heals wounds

Found in:
* citrus fuits
* tomatoes
* strawberries
* green veg
* potatoes

Question 12

What are the problems with too little vitamin C Ascorbic acid?

Answer 12

• anaemia
• scurvy - tiredness and bleeding gums
• risk of cancer

Question 13

Why is it important to consume water soluble vitamins everday?
How likely is it for excess of these vitamins?

Answer 13

They are lost in urine so it’s unlikely to have excess of these vitamins.

Question 14

Antioxidants protect us from free radicals.
1) What are free radicals?
2) What do they do to our body cells? What can it lead to?

Answer 14

1) Free radicals are chemicals that we encounter everyday in our lives
2) Free radicals damage our body cells, causing cancer and heart disease.

Question 15

Give 2 examples of the antioxidants.
Give 3 foods they can be found in.

Answer 15

Antioxidants: (ACE)
* Vitamin A
* Vitamin C - ascorbic acid
* Vitamin E

Foods:
* Tomatoes
* Green veg
* leafy greens
* broccoli
* nuts