CHM 101L Grand Canyon University Vitamin Chart Activity Worksheet

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CHM-101L Vitamin Chart Activity Student's Name: Click or tap here to enter text. Background: When discussing solubility related to living organisms, one category of compounds that should be discussed are vitamins. Vitamins are organic molecules that are essential to an organism for proper growth and nutrition. If an organism makes too little of these compounds or does not make them at all, they must be obtained through dietary or supplemental sources. The human body’s daily requirement of vitamins is relatively small, but deficiencies can lead to serious health consequences. For example, a vitamin C deficiency is well-known for causing the disease scurvy, and a lack of vitamin B12 can lead to symptoms ranging from constipation to depression and behavioral changes (Ryan-Harshman & Aldoori, 2008). Proper nutrition and variety in an individual’s diet are vital to ensuring the recommended daily vitamin intake is met so that deficiencies do not occur. Vitamins help build, defend, and maintain different parts of the body. Many vitamins are also cofactors or coenzymes of enzymes. This means that they assist bodily enzymes to function efficiently and help the body to extract or utilize energy from foods. Each of the 13 types of vitamins has a specific role within the body and each is essential for optimal health. (Grand Canyon University, 2016). Questions & Activity: 1. Explain how vitamins are classified. Click or tap here to enter text. 2. Why are vitamins an important part of daily nutrient intake? Click or tap here to enter text. 3. Complete the following table: Solubility Vitamin Function (Water or Symptoms of Toxicity Recommended Fat Deficiency (if any) Daily Intake Soluble?) A © 2020 Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Nutrient Rich Sources B1 B2 B12 C D E Folic Acid K References: Grand Canyon University. (2016). Vitamins lab. CHM-101L Laboratory Manual for General and Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/chm101l/laboratorymanual-for-general-and-organic-chemistry-and-biochemistry/v2.1/#/chapter/7 © 2020 Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
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1. Explain how vitamins are classified.
Vitamins are classified based on the water solubility and fat solubility.
Fat-soluble vitamins are – vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K
Water soluble vitamins are – vitamin B group (B1, B2, B6 and B12) and vitamin C group

2. Why are vitamins an important part of daily nutrient intake?
Vitamins are considered as micronutrients because body needs only minute number of
vitamins for our daily intake. Even though vitamins need tiny amounts, deficiencies of
the vitamins lead to diseases such as scurvy, blindness and rickets.

3.

Vitami
n

Solubilit
Function
y
Symptoms Toxicity Recommende Nutrient
(Water of Deficiency (if any) d Daily Intake
Rich
or Fat
Sources
Soluble?)

A

Help to
Fat soluble Hardening of
maintain
the cornea in
healthy teeth,
eye, night
bones and
blindness
soft tissues

Rash,
abnormal
pain and
vomiting

900 micrograms- Egg, milk,
for men
carrots.
Sweet
700 micrograms
potatoes
– for women
and
cantaloupe

B1

Help the body Water
cells to
soluble
change
carbohydrate
s in to energy,
pyruvate
metabolism

Loss of
appetite,
irritability,
muscle
weakness.
Nausea and
vomiting

None

1.2 mg/day – for Beef, dried
men
milk, nuts,
oats, orange,
1.1 mg/day – for
pork, eggs
women

B2

Body growth Water
and red blood soluble
cell formation

Crack lips, dry Primary risk 1.3 mg/day – for
skin, red lips, is damage men
sore throat,
liver
1.1 mg/day – for
mouth ulcers
women

Dairy milk,
cheese,
yoghurt,
salmons,

chicken
breast
B12

Help to make Water
DNA and
soluble
maintain
nerve and
blood cells

Pale yellow
None
color skin, sore
and red
tongue,
depression,
disturb vision.

2.4 micrograms – Meat, fish,
for adults.
milk, cheese,
eggs

C

Protect cells Water
and keep
solub...


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