MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Explain why vitamin D does not need to be digested before it is absorbed.

Important Questions on Human Nutrition
EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Shows the energy and nutrients contained in 100 g of five foods.
Food | Energy/ KJ | Protein/ g | Fat/ g | Carbohydrate/ g | Calcium/ mg | Iron/ mg | Vitamin C / mg | Vitamin D / mg |
Apple | 150 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Chicken, roast | 630 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Egg, scrambled | 1050 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 60 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rice, boiled | 500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Spinach, boiled | 130 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 600 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.0 |
Which nutrients in the table provide energy?

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Table 7.1 Shows the energy and nutrients contained in 100g of five foods.
Food | Energy/KJ | Protein/ g | Fat/ g | Carbohydrate/ g | Calcium/ mg | Iron/ mg | Vitamin C / mg | Vitamin D / mg |
Apple | 150 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Chicken, roast | 630 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Egg, scrambled | 1050 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 60 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rice, boiled | 500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Spinach, boiled | 130 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 600 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.0 |
Which nutrients in the table are mineral ions?

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Table 7.1 shows the energy and nutrients contained in 100 g of the foods.
Food | Energy/KJ | Protein / g | Fat / g | Carbohydrate / g | Calcium / mg | Iron / mg | Vitamin C / mg | Vitamin D / mg |
Apple | 150 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Chicken, roast | 630 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Egg, scrambled | 1050 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 60 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rice, boiled | 500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Spinach, boiled | 130 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 600 | 4.0 | 25 | 0.0 |
A girl has anaemia. Which foods from the table would be most helpful for her to include in her diet? Explain your answer.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Calculate the percentage change in vitamin D concentration between 12 hours and 48 hours. Show your working. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Name the part of the alimentary canal in which vitamin D is absorbed into the blood.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Explain how this part of the alimentary canal is adapted to make absorption efficient.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Vitamin D is soluble in fat, but insoluble in water. It is present in the fat component of foods that eat.
Use this information to suggest how bile helps to absorb vitamin D from food.

EASY
Upper Secondary-IGCSE
IMPORTANT
The volunteer was asked not to expose his skin to sunlight during the investigation. Suggest why this was done.
