B Very Short Answer Type Questions<br />1. What are the sources of carbohydrates? <br />2. Write the names of any two water-soluble vitamins.?<br />3.What is nutrition?<br />4. What is the main constituent of roughage? <br />5. What the functions of vitamins?<br />6. What do your mean by staple food?<br /><br />
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1) Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk, and milk products are the major food sources of carbohydrates.
2) The water-soluble vitamins include ascorbic acid (vitamin C), thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine), folacin, vitamin B12, biotin, and pantothenic acid.
3) the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
4) DF or roughage is defined as the “undigested plant material that animals/humans may ingest.” Chemically, DF consists of non starch polysaccharides such as arabinoxylans, cellulose, and hemicellulose and many other plant components such as resistant starch (RS), resistant dextrin's, inulin, lignin, chitins, pectin's etc.
5) Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients—because acting in concert, they perform hundreds of roles in the body. They help shore up bones, heal wounds, and bolster your immune system. They also convert food into energy, and repair cellular damage.
6) A food staple is a food that makes up the dominant part of a population's diet. Food staples are eaten regularly—even daily—and supply a major proportion of a person's energy and nutritional needs. Food staples vary from place to place, depending on the food sources available.