Chapter : 2 (Components of Food)
1. Which nutrient is present in potato?
2. Name any three sources of animal protein.
3. Excess of which food item in our diet can cause obesity?
4. Deficiency of which Vitamin is likely to cause rickets in
children?
5. Which mineral is vital for bones and teeth?
6. What is the other name for dietary fibre?
7. Which Vitamin is easily destroyed during cooking?
8. Which Vitamin is called the Sunshine Vitamin?
9. What do we call the components needed by our body?
10. Deficiency of which Vitamin causes ‘Night Blindness’?
11. Which food component helps to prevent constipation?
12. Which solution is used for testing the starch in food items?
13. Which types of carbohydrates are not soluble in water?
14. Which food component helps to transport various nutrients
around the body?
15. Kwashiorkor is caused due to the deficiency of which
nutrient?
16. Which food item is the richest source of Iodine?
17. Which Vitamin is present in ‘citrus fruits’?
18. How much percentage of our body weight is constituted by
water?
19. Which deficiency disease is caused by the deficiency of
Iron?
20. Name the component of food which is also called
‘Protective Food’.
Answers
Answer:
1-carbohydrate
2-chicken
3-fat
4 vitamin D
5 calcium 8 vitamin D 9 nutrients 10 vitamin A 14 maybe water 16 sea food like fish 17 vitamin C 18 90 percentage 19 anaemia 20 maybe fat
1. The potato is a moderate source of iron and its high vitamin C content promotes iron absorption.
2. Animal protein sources are meat, fish and eggs.
3. Excess of food items rich in carbohydrates in our diet can cause obesity.
4. Deficiency of Vitamin D is likely to cause rickets in children.
5. Calcium is a mineral that people need to build and maintain strong bones and teeth
6. Dietary fiber also known as roughage includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb.
7. Vitamin C is easily destroyed during cooking because it is a water-soluble and temperature sensitive vitamin.
8. Vitamin D is called the Sunshine Vitamin.
9. The components needed by our body are called Nutrients.
10. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes Night Blindness.
11. Food component which help to prevent constipation are good sources of soluble fiber include apples, bananas, barley, oats, and beans.
12. Iodine solution is used for testing the starch in food items.
13. Complex carbohydrates are not soluble in water.
14. Water is a nutrient that helps transport materials through our body and helps regulate body temperature.
15. The main cause of kwashiorkor is not eating enough protein or other essential vitamins and minerals.
16. Fish (such as cod and tuna), seaweed, shrimp, and other seafood, which are generally rich in iodine
17. Vitamin C is present in citrus fruits.
18. Up to 60% of the human adult body weight is water.
19. The most common cause of anemia is low levels of Iron in the body.
20. The components of food which are called Protective Food are Vitamins and Minerals.
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