100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
BIOD 121 (portage) Module 4: Vitamins and Minearls Questions & 100% Correct AnswersLatest Test | Graded A+ | Passed $12.69   Add to cart

Exam (elaborations)

BIOD 121 (portage) Module 4: Vitamins and Minearls Questions & 100% Correct AnswersLatest Test | Graded A+ | Passed

 10 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • BIOD 121
  • Institution
  • BIOD 121

Vitamins -:- organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts, almost exclusively obtained through the diet. Function of vitamines? -:- help regulate and support a variety of processes related to digestion, absorption, metabolism, and body regulations. Yield no energy: -:- vitamin...

[Show more]

Preview 3 out of 30  pages

  • September 3, 2024
  • 30
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers
  • BIOD 121
  • BIOD 121
avatar-seller
TestTrackers
2024 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain | Excel!



BIOD 121 (portage) Module 4: Vitamins and
Minearls Questions & 100% Correct Answers-
Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
Vitamins


✓ -:- organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts, almost exclusively

obtained through the diet.




Function of vitamines?


✓ -:- help regulate and support a variety of processes related to digestion, absorption,

metabolism, and body regulations.




Yield no energy:


✓ -:- vitamines




Vitamins are important for:


✓ -:- growth and maintenance of our bodies




How many essential vitamins are there?


✓ -:- 13 known




1|Page | Grade A+| 2024/2025

,2024 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain | Excel!

Essential Vitamins:


✓ -:- found in both plant and animal sources, and the majority cannot be synthesized

by the human body.




Exceptions to vitamins that do not have to be consumed by in the diet:


✓ -:- Vitamin K and biotin (produced from gut flora in the GI tract), and vitamin D

which is synthesized in the skin through sunlight




Two vitamins can be produced through precursors:


✓ -:- Vitamin A can be produced after we consume food containing beta carotene, and

niacin can be produced when we consume foods containing the amino acid

tryptophan.




Organic compounds must meet 2 criteria in order to be considered a vitamin:


✓ -:- 1) enough of the compound must be consumed in the diet to maintain health

2) symptoms of deficiency occur in the absence of the compound, resulting in declining

health, but is restored when the deficiency is corrected.




Why do we fortify and enrich our foods?




2|Page | Grade A+| 2024/2025

, 2024 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain | Excel!

✓ -:- During manufacturing of food, some nutrients are lost.




Enrichment:


✓ -:- the process of taking nutrients that were lost in the milling or processing of the

food and adding them back to the final product




Fortification


✓ -:- process of supplementing a product with additional vitamins that would not

normally be in that product (i.e. putting vitamin D in orange juice or adding vitamins

to cereal)




Vitamins can be classified as:


✓ -:- fat soluble or water soluble




Fat-soluble vitamins:


✓ -:- dependent on dietary fat for absorption. Once absorbed they are stored in

adipose tissue and liver.




Vitamins A, D, E, and K are:




3|Page | Grade A+| 2024/2025

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller TestTrackers. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $12.69. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

79650 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$12.69
  • (0)
  Add to cart