Transcript fruits-and-vitamin-c

FRUITS AND VITAMIN C
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What are Vitamins?
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Chemicals that help the
body function properly.
Kinds of Vitamins
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A. Fat soluble
ADEK
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B. Water Soluble
B C
Remember – “A deck” without the C.
Remember – The Bee (B) goes into the
Sea (C) and the sea is water.
Where are they?
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Large amounts of B vitamins are found in grains
and in animal foods
Fruits and Vegetables are good sources of
Vitamins A and C
Your body manufactures vitamin D
Vitamin E can be found in nuts and seeds and
green leafy vegetables
Vitamin K is in fruits and vegetables, dairy
products, eggs, and wheat
Vitamin C
1. Sometimes called ascorbic acid
 2. Unstable – destroyed by air and
heat and it is dissolved in water
(Water soluble)
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air
heat
water
What Does it Do?
1. Helps to form collagen which
gives structure to bones, teeth,
connective tissue, and blood
vessels
 2. Helps in healing wounds
 3. Helps skin to resist infection
 4. Aids in the absorption of iron
 5. Works as an antioxidant
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Discovery of Vitamin C
Scurvy is a disease
caused by a
deficiency of Vit. C
that has been around
even in Bible days.
It causes bleeding
gums, loss of teeth,
liver spots on the skin
and many other
terrible symptoms.
Untreated it leads to
death.
In olden days many
sailors got scurvy.
It was a real
problem for the
seamen but no one
knew what was
causing it.
In the 1500’s one
ship’s captain
found a
witchdoctor in
Newfoundland that
had a magic potion
of pine needles
that cured his
sailors.
Discovery of Vitamin C
Scurvy is a disease
caused by a
deficiency of Vit. C
that has been around
even in Bible days.
It causes bleeding
gums, loss of teeth,
liver spots on the skin
and many other
terrible symptoms.
Untreated it leads to
death.
In olden days many
sailors got scurvy.
It was a real
problem for the
seamen but no one
knew what was
causing it.
In the 1500’s one
ship’s captain
found a
witchdoctor in
Newfoundland that
had a magic potion
of pine needles
that cured his
sailors.
In 1747 a Doctor James Lind thought that
the disease might be caused by the poor
diet the sailors were eating so he tried an
experiment.
He divided some of the sailors into pairs and
added the following things to each pairs
diet.
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2 had cider
2 had vinegar
2 had acid, alcohol
ginger and
cinnamon
2 had garlic, mustard
and herbs
2 had seawater
2 had oranges and
lemons
Which sailors were cured?
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The 2 sailors that ate the oranges and
lemons were cured of their scurvy.
This proved that something in these
fruits was the cure but they still didn’t
know exactly what it was. From then
on the sailors were fed citrus fruit and
in England became known as
“Limeys”.
How Often Do I Need Vit. C?
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Because Vitamin C is water soluble it
is not stored in the body. Any extra
that you eat is discarded from the
body. Therefore, you should eat a
Vitamin C rich food
every day!
Good Sources of Vit. C
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Mother’s milk
Strawberries
Oranges (citrus fruits)
Broccoli
Cantaloupe
Grapefruit
Cauliflower
Potatoes
Learning About Fruit
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There are 6 different categories of
fruits.
Melons
Hard
outer
surface that is
smooth or netted;
juicy flesh.
Examples
 Cantaloupe
 Honeydew
 Watermelon
 Casaba
 Crenshaw
 Muskmelon
Berries
Fragile
cell
structure; pulpy and
juicy; tiny seeds
embedded in flesh
Examples
Blackberries
Cranberries
Strawberries
Grapes
Citrus
Grow in warm
regions, firm rind
and pulpy flesh
Examples
Oranges
Limes
Grapefruit
Kumquats
Tangerines
Citrons
Lemons
Tangelos
Ugli
fruit
Tropical Fruits
Grow
in very warm
climates; differ in
skin composition
and seed
characteristics.
Examples
Bananas
Figs
Pineapple
Mangos
Avocados
Papayas
Dates
Pomes
Smooth
skin and
an enlarged fleshy
area that surrounds
the core
Examples
Apple
Pear
Kiwi
Drupes
Contain
a single
seed, or pit,
surrounded by
juicy flesh.
Examples
Peach
Cherry
Plum
Nectarines
Apricot
Just for Fun
How many of these fruits from around
the world have you tried?
Fruits Around The World
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Atemoya – sweet tropical fruit from
Florida
Casaba
Kumquats
Citrons
Tangelos
Dates
Pomegranates
Papaya
Blood Oranges
Lychees
Guava
Gold Watermelon
Mangosteens
13. Persimmons
14. Asian Pears
Plantains
Passion Fruit
Prickly Pears
Currants
Damson Plums
Rambutans
Star Fruit (Carambola)
Longan
Pluots
Ugli Fruit
Dragon Fruit
28. Cherimoya
Feijoa
Durian
Genip
Quince
Pomelo
Sapodilla
Gooseberries
Figs
Ackee
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Mango – warm climate fruit that
resembles a red-orange pear.
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