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.