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FRUITS AND VITAMIN C. NOTES. What are Vitamins? . Chemicals that help the body function properly. B. Water Soluble B C Remember – The Bee (B) goes into the Sea (C) and the sea is water. A. Fat soluble A D E K Remember – “A deck” without the C. Kinds of Vitamins . Where are they?.
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FRUITS AND VITAMIN C NOTES
What are Vitamins? • Chemicals that help the body function properly.
B. Water Soluble B C Remember – The Bee (B) goes into the Sea (C) and the sea is water. A. Fat soluble A D E K Remember – “A deck” without the C. Kinds of Vitamins
Where are they? • 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) 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
Discovery of Vitamin C It causes bleeding gums, loss of teeth, liver spots on the skin and many other terrible symptoms. Untreated it leads to death. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of Vit. C that has been around even in Bible days. 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 olden days many sailors got scurvy. It was a real problem for the seamen but no one knew what was causing it.
Discovery of Vitamin C It causes bleeding gums, loss of teeth, liver spots on the skin and many other terrible symptoms. Untreated it leads to death. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of Vit. C that has been around even in Bible days. 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 olden days many sailors got scurvy. It was a real problem for the seamen but no one knew what was causing it.
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. 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? • 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? • 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 • Mother’s milk • Strawberries • Oranges (citrus fruits) • Broccoli • Cantaloupe • Grapefruit • Cauliflower • Potatoes
Learning About Fruit • 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
Oranges Grapefruit Tangerines Lemons Limes Kumquats Citrons Tangelos Ugli fruit Examples
TropicalFruits • Grow in very warm climates; differ in skin composition and seed characteristics.
Bananas Pineapple Avocados Dates Figs Mangos Papayas Examples
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 • Atemoya – sweet tropical fruit from Florida
