Exam #3: Chapters 8 & 9
What are organic vitamins?
carbon-containing substances
What are essential vitamins?
they cannot be synthesized by the body, they must be consumed
What are the fat soluble vitamin?
ADEK
What are some of the B Vitamins?
Thiamin B1, Riboflavin B2, Niacin B3, Pantothenic acid B5, Vitamin B-6, Biotin B7, Folate
(folic acid) B9, Vitamin B-12
What vitamins are water soluble?
Vitamins B and C
How are fat soluble vitamins absorbed?
40-90% absorbed with dietary fat
Where ate fat soluble vitamins stored?
excess are stored in liver and adipose tissue
What transports fat-soluble vitamins in the body?
chylomicrons
Where are water soluble vitamins absorbed?
, 50-90% in the small intestine
What transports WS vitamins to the liver to be distributed to the body?
hepatic portal vein
Where do you store WS vitamins?
you don't; excess is excreted out the urine
What 2 B vitamins are stored in the liver?
B6 and B12
What is the most common FS vitamin to get a toxicity from?
Vitamin A
What is most likely the cause of a vitamin toxicity?
Supplementation
How are WS vitamins destroyed?
heat, light, air exposure, cooking in water, alkalinity
What does freezing do for the vitamin content in foods?
helps retain nutrients and increase the vitamin content
What is a mineral?
individual chemical components
What percent of adult body weight is minerals?
What are organic vitamins?
carbon-containing substances
What are essential vitamins?
they cannot be synthesized by the body, they must be consumed
What are the fat soluble vitamin?
ADEK
What are some of the B Vitamins?
Thiamin B1, Riboflavin B2, Niacin B3, Pantothenic acid B5, Vitamin B-6, Biotin B7, Folate
(folic acid) B9, Vitamin B-12
What vitamins are water soluble?
Vitamins B and C
How are fat soluble vitamins absorbed?
40-90% absorbed with dietary fat
Where ate fat soluble vitamins stored?
excess are stored in liver and adipose tissue
What transports fat-soluble vitamins in the body?
chylomicrons
Where are water soluble vitamins absorbed?
, 50-90% in the small intestine
What transports WS vitamins to the liver to be distributed to the body?
hepatic portal vein
Where do you store WS vitamins?
you don't; excess is excreted out the urine
What 2 B vitamins are stored in the liver?
B6 and B12
What is the most common FS vitamin to get a toxicity from?
Vitamin A
What is most likely the cause of a vitamin toxicity?
Supplementation
How are WS vitamins destroyed?
heat, light, air exposure, cooking in water, alkalinity
What does freezing do for the vitamin content in foods?
helps retain nutrients and increase the vitamin content
What is a mineral?
individual chemical components
What percent of adult body weight is minerals?
