Definitions :
Definitions Vitamins - Organic molecules required by a living organism in minute amounts, but which the organism cannot synthesize.
Minerals - Natural compounds formed through geological processes.
Homework :
Homework Water Soluble Vitamins
Use pages 109 to 111 of Burnett-Fell and Stutchbury ‘Food Technology in Action’ to complete the following chart.
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Use pages 108 to 109 of Burnett-Fell and Stutchbury ‘Food Technology in Action’ to complete the following chart.
Minerals
Use pages 112 to 114 of Burnett-Fell and Stutchbury ‘Food Technology in Action’ to complete the following chart.
Vitamins and Minerals Key points :
Vitamins and Minerals Key points Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients – they are needed in very small amounts.
Vitamins and minerals have many roles in the body.
The body’s requirement for vitamins and minerals changes during our lifetime.
Vitamins and Minerals :
Vitamins and Minerals
TASK :
TASK Use nutritional tables to research the vitamin and mineral contents of the following foods:
Carrots
Beef steak
Peanuts
Bananas
Margarine