Question

Spot the following in the table of vitamins and minerals.
(a) The nutrient present in citrous fruits.
(b) Vitamins / minerals present in milk.
(c) Causes and symptoms of night blindness, scurvy, rickets, beriberi.
(d) Foods required to prevent the above diseases.
(e) Causes of anaemia.
(f) Essential mineral for healthy bones and teeth.
(g) Sensory organ affected due to the deficiency of Vitamin A.

Answer 1

Vitamins have numerous roles in the human body that include oxygen transport, metabolism co-factors, and antioxidants. They help the body use carbohydrates, protein, and fat.

If you want to know which vitamin is not present in milk you must check a Nutrient Content Tables online.

Minerals have several roles in the human body that include bone formation, enzyme functions, maintenance of water balance, and transportation of oxygen.

The minerals that are present in milk are given in a Nutrient Content Tables online.

Answer 2

a) Vitamin C

b) Calcium

c) Vitamin B deficiency

d) Foods which are rich in vitamins and calcium

e) Vitamin A deficiency

f) Carbohydrates

g) Eyes