SCI/241 Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins There are many different types of vitamins and each has its own special role in the body‚ they might all be different but they all are essential for the body’s health. All the different vitamins are categorized into two groups‚ Fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A and E) and then there are water soluble vitamins (vitamins B-complex and C). Vitamins are an important part of the body’s daily intake‚ because they
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take vitamin supplements ? I do not think we should take vitamin supplements as studies have shown that vitamins from supplements do not act on the body as the same way as vitamins from food‚ we can get what we need from a balanced diet. Fruit and veg which are high in vitamins also supply fibre which is necessary for health and often lacking in diets relying on supplements . Vitamins can have toxic effects‚ some may need vitamins but more vitamins is not necessarly better for example‚ vitamin A stores
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Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin found in vegetable oil‚ nuts‚ leafy green vegetables and whole-wheat flour. Vitamin E is an antitoxin that protects your cells against the potentially damaging byproducts of your body’s metabolism. The daily amount of Vitamin E that should taken by a healthy adult is 15 mg or 22 IU (International Units). Vitamin E does many good things for our body. It promotes normal growth and development in younger individuals. It acts as an anti-blood clotting agent
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Fat- and Water-soluble Vitamins Vitamins are primarily classified by solubility. Some vitamins are soluble in water and others are soluble in fat. “According to The National Institute of Health‚ the body needs 13 vitamins for normal health.” This includes vitamins A‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ K and the B complex vitamins‚ thiamine‚ riboflavin‚ niacin‚ pantothenic acid‚ biotin‚ B6‚ B12 and folate. Each of these vitamins provides a variety of functions to the body which can be obtained from a well balanced diet
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: THE VITAMIN C CONTENT OF FRUIT JUICES AND TABLETS DATE OF EXPERIMENT : 1ST AUGUST 2013 DATE OF SUBMISSION : 27TH AUGUST 2013 LECTURER : PUAN ZAKIAH BT. ZAKARIA OBJECTIVE * To determine the vitamin C content in fresh fruit juice * To determine the vitamin C content in commercial fruit juice * To determine the vitamin C content in tablet
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VITAMINS‚ THEIR TYPES AND USES Vitamins are vital nutrients‚ indispensable to perform various tasks within the human body in order to promote optimal health and prevent various diseases. How do Vitamins work? Although required in minimal quantities these vitamins cannot be synthesised by the human body. Hence‚ they rely on easily available animal and plant sources for replenishment. These vitamins in conjunction with other nutrients help break down proteins‚ thereby stabilising metabolism‚ enabling
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Determination of Vitamin C by an Iodometric Titration Purpose: The goal of this lab is to determine the concentration of vitamin C in juices and Real Lemon. A redox titration‚ involving an iodometric method‚ will be used to do the analysis. The samples will be classified by their Vitamin C content. Introduction: Although most mammals can synthesize vitamin C‚ or ascorbic acid (C6H8O6)‚ from sugars‚ man must ingest considerable quantities of this substance. The National Academy of Sciences recommends
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the vitamin C content of different fruit juices. To identify which fruit juices has higher vitamin C content and the lowest vitamin C content. To determine the standard curve of vitamin C based on percentage of vitamin C. To differentiate between fresh juices and carton juices. To consider the reliability and validity of the results. PROBLEM STATEMENT Which type of fruit juices has the most vitamin C content? HYPOTHESIS The smaller the amount of the fruit juices
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Project Title: Making of Malunggay Salad and Lemon Grass Juice I. INTRODUCTION 2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM One of the main issues that we have right now is getting the right vitamins and nutrients to our body. How we will do this is by choosing the food that we eat. Aside from that‚ we have to take consideration its cost. Can Filipino‚ in all walks of life‚ afford a healthy meal? More Filipinos have been eating rice just to withstand empty stomach rather than eating a balanced
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Investigating the vitamin C content of fruits and fruit juice Aim: In this investigation‚ I aim to measure and compare whether there is a higher content of vitamin C in a fruit or a juice by measuring the volume of the sample required to decolourise a solution of dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP). Introduction: For this experiment‚ I aim to investigate and compare the content of vitamin C in the fruit against the fruit juice. The theory of this method is a titration with dichlorophenolindophenol
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