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Components of Food — Science STD 6 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6ScienceComponents of Food5 Marks
Question
Write the sources and deficiency diseases of the vitamins $‘A’, ‘B’$ complex, $C, D, E$ and $K.$
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Answer

S.No.
Vitamins
Sources
Deficiency diseases
$1.$
Vitamin $A$
Milk, butter, yellow fruits and vegetables, egg yolk, liver oil of fish.
Xerophthalmia, Night blindness, anaemia.
$2.$
Vitamin $B$ complex
Milk, egg, green vegetables, cheese, meat, germinating seeds, yeast and unpolished rice.
Beriberi.
$3.$
Vitamin $C$
Citrus fruits, green and red peppers.
Scurvy.
$4.$
Vitamin $D$
Milk, egg, fish, liver oil, sunlight.
Rickets.
$5.$
Vitamin $E$
Vegetable seeds, eggs, sweet potatoes, oil, meat, sprouted grains.
Sterility.
$6.$
Vitamin $K$
Egg yolk, liver, cheese, tomato, cabbage, soybean, cauliflower.
Improper coagulation of blood.

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