Vitamin | Food Sources |
Vitamin A | Meat, dairy products |
Beta Carotene | Green leafy vegetables; yellow and orange fruit and vegetables (carrot, papaya, pumpkin) |
B1 | Cereal Vegetables |
B2 | Meat, beans, peanuts, leafy greens |
B3 | Cereals |
B6 | Meat, pulses, wheat |
B12 | Liver, meat, eggs |
Folic Acid | Fermented foods containing yeast (bread, idly, etc); fruit; leafy vegetables |
Pantothenic acid | Liver, yeast, egg yolk, milk, soya |
Biotin | Egg, peanuts, cheese, chicken |
Vitamin C | Citrus fruit, potatoes, green vegetables |
Vitamin D | Sunlight |
Vitamin E | Almonds, vegetable oils, cereals, leafy greens |
Minerals | Good Sources |
Calcium | Dairy products, bony fish, leafy greens |
Phosphorus | Supplied by normal eating |
Iodine | Iodised salt |
Magnesium | Fruits, vegetables, pulses and whole grains |
Zinc | Seeds, e.g. til (sesame) |
Potassium | Cereals, pulses and legumes, leafy greens |
Copper, Selenium and Chromium | Most people get these enough from their diet |
The purpose of this blog is to save the time of the students preparing for competitive exams or quiz contests and provide useful knowledge at one place collected from the number of books,sites and blogs all over the web.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Vitamins and their resources.
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