Question
Question: Match the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II and mark appropriate choice. ...
Match the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II and mark appropriate choice.
Column II | Column II |
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A. Vitamin B1 | i. Milk, yeast, cereals |
B. Vitamin B12 | ii. Meat, fish, egg |
C. Vitamin A | iii. Carrots, butter, papaya |
D. Vitamin C | iv. Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables. |
Solution
Thiamine is known as vitaminB1. Whole grains contain vitamin B1. Cobalamin is known as vitamin B12. The animal product contains vitaminB12. Vitamin A is the group of some organic compounds such as retinol, carotenoids, and retinal. Ascorbic acid is known as vitamin C. Food having sour test contains vitamin C.
Complete answer:
Vitamins are small organic molecules that are essential micronutrients. For proper functioning of metabolism vitamins are required. Each diet has some amount of vitamins but some foods are a rich source of particular vitamins that are known as a source of that particular vitamin.
Whole grains cereals and milk, yeast, are a rich source of vitaminB1. Animal products meat, fish, egg are a rich source of vitaminB12. Carrots, butter, papaya rich source of vitamin A. and citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables are a rich source of vitamin C.
So, the correct matching of the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II is as follows:
Column II | Column II |
---|---|
A. Vitamin B1 | i. Milk, yeast, cereals |
B. Vitamin B12 | ii. Meat, fish, egg |
C. Vitamin A | iii. Carrots, butter, papaya |
D. Vitamin C | iv. Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables. |
Note:
Foods having sour tests are a rich source of vitamin C. Deficiency of vitaminB12 causes anaemia. Deficiency of vitaminB1 causes beriberi. Vitamins cannot be produced by the body and cannot be stored. They are obtained from the diet. Vitamin C is necessary for the recovery of the tissues. Fruit and vegetables are rich sources of ascorbic acid.