common vitamins and minerals in this food item. Calcium, Magnesium, phosphirus, potassium, sodium, and Zinc. The vitamins are; Thiamin, Riboflain, Niacin, Vitamin B-6 Folate, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin A, RAE Vitami A, IU Vitamin E (alphatocopherol) Vitamin D (D2 + D3),Vitamin D, and Vitamin K (phyllquinone). 5. Are there other importent nutritional components of this food item? No there other components listed. B. Water 1. How much of your food item is water? The water amount
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Protein 0 Potassium 150 mg Vitamin K 6.3 mcg/8% DV ; -Fat Soluble -This serves as a some would call a “ green” vitamin because it causes blood clotting and those that are on blood thinners should not ingest blood thickners. Monunsaturated Fats; 3g per serving – Lowers cholesterol Folate 27 mcg/6%DV. This promotes tissue and cell functions. It also helps with homocysteine metabolism maintains normal levels of amino acid Vitamin E .560 mg/4& DV- Fat soluble vitamin that protects the tissues of
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Toxic chemicals Micor-organisms Fecal matter from rodents HACCP is made up of ____ principles. 5 7 9 11 The ground water has been contaminated by an industrial pollutant. Which of the following animals will have the greatest concentration of the pollutants? Water plants Large fish Microscopic animals Small fish Which of the following is a benefit of organic food production techniques: Maximizes farm
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ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NUTRITION & GASTRO INTESTINAL (GIT) SYSTEM. This section relates to activities on introduction to GIT. You are expected to consult the recommended physiology textbooks in your module study guide and the online textbook to gain adequate knowledge on these topics. Activity 1 Identify the anatomical structure of the GIT? * Mouth
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Vitamin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A bottle of high potency B-complex vitamin supplement pills. A vitamin (US /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/ and UK /ˈvɪtəmɪn/) is an organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts.[1] An organic chemical compound (or related set of compounds) is called a vitamin when the organism cannot synthesize the compound in sufficient quantities, and must be obtained through the diet; thus, the term "vitamin" is conditional upon the circumstances
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Fat and water Soluble Vitamins LaShonda Alexis SCI/241 September 07, 2013 Summer Groff Fat and water Soluble Vitamins Vitamins are a heterogeneous group of organic compounds essential for the growth and maintenance of animal life. The majority of vitamins are not synthesized by the animal body or at a rate sufficient to meet the animal needs. They are distinct from the major food nutrients (proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates) in that they are not chemically related to one another, are
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teeth, and loss of weight. | Magnesium | Found in bones; needed for making protein, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, immune system health | Nuts and seeds; legumes; leafy, green vegetables; seafood; chocolate; artichokes; "hard" drinking water | Bones, teeth and muscles weaken due to the deficiency of magnesium. Insufficient supply of magnesium may even give rise to heart ailments | Sulfur | Found in protein
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amount of vitamins to sustain a healthy lifestyle or that ingesting an excessive sum of certain vitamins will improve their health and combat certain diseases. However, this is simply not the case. If a person eats an adequate diet, with foods rich in vitamins, which most Americans do, there is no need to take supplements or consume fortified foods. More so, some vitamins if taken in excess can actually be counterproductive and cause health problems. To further understand, once water soluble vitamins
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education. The Package of services provided by ICDS : 1. Supplementary nutrition, Vitamin-A, Iron and Folic Acid 2. Immunization 3. Health check-ups 4. Referral services 5. Treatment of minor illnesses 6. Nutrition and health education to women 7. Pre-school education of children in the age group of 3-6 years 8. Convergence of other supportive services like water supply, sanitation, etc VITAMIN A PROPHYLAXIS PROGRAMME(1970) : Programme launched by Ministry of H&FW Component of
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Fat and Water-Soluble Vitamins In this paper I will be identifying the types of vitamin classification such as fat-soluble and water-soluble. There are certain vitamins in each group vitamin A, D, E and K are fat-soluble and vitamin B and C are water-soluble. Within these to groups there are types of foods high in nutrient that you want to obtain to get or keep a healthy body. There is also harm that can be caused if to much fat-soluble or water-Soluble vitamins are taken. You also want to make
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