Vitamin C (Leaving Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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Chemical name for Vitamin C
Chemical name for Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
What type of vitamin is Vitamin C?
What type of vitamin is Vitamin C?
Water-soluble
Stability characteristic of Vitamin C
Stability characteristic of Vitamin C
Extremely unstable, easily destroyed
3 fruit sources rich in Vitamin C
3 fruit sources rich in Vitamin C
Blackcurrants, kiwi, citrus fruits
Vegetable sources of Vitamin C
Vegetable sources of Vitamin C
Peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, potatoes
Role of Vitamin C in collagen
Role of Vitamin C in collagen
Helps create collagen (for skin, bones, blood vessels, wound healing)
Vitamin C's role in immune system
Vitamin C's role in immune system
Supports immune system, helps fight infections
Vitamin C as antioxidant
Vitamin C as antioxidant
Protects cells from free radical damage
Deficiency disease of Vitamin C
Deficiency disease of Vitamin C
Scurvy
Symptoms of scurvy (name 3)
Symptoms of scurvy (name 3)
Bleeding gums, joint pain, poor wound healing
Daily Vitamin C need for adults (mg)
Daily Vitamin C need for adults (mg)
75-90 mg per day
Highest Vitamin C need: which group?
Highest Vitamin C need: which group?
Lactating women (120 mg/day)
Extra Vitamin C needed by smokers (mg)
Extra Vitamin C needed by smokers (mg)
Additional 35 mg daily
Factors that destroy Vitamin C
Factors that destroy Vitamin C
Heat, light, alkalis, oxidase enzymes, dehydration
Reason for daily Vitamin C intake
Reason for daily Vitamin C intake
Water-soluble, excess excreted, not stored in body