PowerFruits - Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamins & minerals are fundamental for nutrition and health.

VITAMINS are organic substances that must be supplied in the diet as they cannot be produced in the body.

There are two types of vitamin:

Fat Soluble	These vitamins are not required in the diet daily as they are carried around the body in fat and any excess is stored for future use.
Water Soluble	These vitamins are required in the diet everyday as they are carried around the body in water and any excess is eliminated from the body by urine.

MINERALS are inorganic substances required by the body to function properly.

Description	Type	Function
Vitamin A (also known as Retinol)	Fat Soluble Vitamin	Strengthens the immune system, helps vision and maintains healthy skin
Vitamin C	Water Soluble Vitamin	Protects cells, absorbs iron from food
Vitamin E	Fat Soluble Vitamin	Protects cell membranes
Folic Acid	Water Soluble Vitamin	Works with Vitamin B12 to form healthy red blood cells, helps to reduce risk of defects to unborn babies
Beta Carotene	Fat Soluble Provitamin	Turns into Vitamin A in the body
Niacin (also known as Vitamin B3)	Water Soluble Vitamin	Helps produce energy from food, helps to keep the digestive and nervous system healthy
Potassium	Mineral	Controls fluid balance in the body, may also help lower blood pressure
Also required in the diet Dietary Fibres	Soluble (Fruits) Insoluble (Grains, nuts etc)	Helps digestive health, may help reduce cholesterol

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