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Food Science
Vitamins & Minerals
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 2
10/13/2012

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Term
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
Definition
A
D
E
K
Term
What is the highest source of Vitamin A?
Definition
Spinach
Term
What are the best sources of Vitamin A?
Definition
Green leafy vegetables
Term
Where is most Vitamin A stored?
Definition
Liver
Term
What happens when you have too much Vitamin A?
Definition
Hypervitaminosis
Term
What happens when you have too little Vitamin A?
Definition
Night blindness
Term
What is a Vitamin D deficiency in children?
Definition
Rickets
Term
What is a Vitamin D deficiency in adults?
Definition
Osteomalacia
Term
What is rickets?
Definition
A Vitamin D deficiency in children
Term
What is osteomalacia?
Definition
A Vitamin D deficiency in adults?
Term
What is caused by excess Vitamin D?
Definition
Hypervitaminosis
Excessive thirst
Diarrhea
Nausea
Headaches
Weakness
Term
How can Vitamin D be synthesized?
Definition
UV rays
Term
Which vitamins can be synthesized in the body?
Definition
Vitamin K and D
Vitamin B3 (niacin)
Biotin
Term
What is the most common form of Vitamin E?
Definition
Alpha tocopherol
Term
Where is Vitamin E absorbed?
Definition
Intestines
Term
Why is Vitamin K so named?
Definition
Named from the Denmark word "Koagulation"
Term
What foods have a lot of Vitamin E?
Definition
Plant oil
Leafy green vegetables
Fatty foods
Term
What are sources of Vitamin D?
Definition
Milk
Fatty fish
Term
What are sources of Vitamin K?
Definition
Leafy green veggies
Peas
Green beans
Liver
Term
What forms are Vitamin K available in?
Definition
Phylloquinone (K1)
Menaquionine(K2)
Menadione(K3)
Term
Which vitamin is vital for blood clotting?
Definition
Vitamin K
Term
What are good sources of Vitamin C?
Definition
Citrus fruits
Things high in capsacin
Term
What happens with a Vitamin C deficiency?
Definition
Scurvy
Term
What is the major function of Vitamin C?
Definition
Synthesis of collagen
Term
What is another name for Vitamin C?
Definition
Ascorbic acid
Term
What is another name for ascorbic acid?
Definition
Vitamin C
Term
What is Vitamin B1?
Definition
Thiamin
Term
What vitamin is thiamin?
Definition
B1
Term
What is the number one symptom of a Vitamin B1 deficiency?
Definition
Fatigue
Term
What is the number one source for B1?
Definition
Pork
Term
What is the number one source for thiamin?
Definition
Pork
Term
What happens with a niacin deficiency?
Definition
Diarrhea
Dermatitis (rash)
Dementia
Term
What water soluble vitamin can be toxic?
Definition
B6 & B3 (niacin)
Term
What is the major function of riboflavin?
Definition
Energy metabolism
Term
Retinol and Beta-Carotene are forms of what?
Definition
Vitamin A
Term
What is the shape of Beta-Carotene?
Definition
Carbon double bond with two retinols
Term
What are the two main classes of water soluble vitamins?
Definition
C & D
Term
What is the most important vitamin to life?
Definition
Vitamin C
Term
What happens with a thiamin deficiency?
Definition
Beriberi
Term
What happens with a riboflavin deficiency?
Definition
Inflammation of the mouth
Term
What happens with a Vitamin B6 deficiency?
Definition
Headaches
Anemia
Convulsions
Nausea
Term
What happens with a Vitamin B12 deficiency?
Definition
Anemia
Term
What is another name for Vitamin B12?
Definition
Cyanocobalamin
Term
What vitamin is cyanocobalamin?
Definition
Vitamin B12
Term
What are the functions of Vitamin B6?
Definition
Hemoglobin synthesis
Neurotransmitter synthesis
Protein metabolism
Term
Which vitamin has the mineral cobalt?
Definition
Vitamin B12
Term
Which vitamin has tho be obtained by a muscle food?
Definition
Vitamin B12
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