Chapter 13 Vocabulary

What is beta-carotene a precursor for?

• Vitamin C

• Retinol

• Vitamin D

• Cholesterol

What does bioavailability refer to?

• The body's ability to produce vitamins

• The body's ability to eliminate waste

• The body's availability to absorb and use a nutrient in the form consumed

• The body's ability to synthesize proteins

Cholecalciferol is a precursor for which vitamin?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B12

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

What is the process of enrichment in the context of food processing?

• Adding artificial flavors to food

• Restoring some of the nutrients removed from refined grain products during processing

• Increasing the calorie content of food

• Preserving food using chemicals

What is Ergocalciferol?

• A type of fat-soluble vitamin

• A nutrient added during food fortification

• A food vehicle for fortification

• A Vitamin D precursor obtained from plant foods

What are fat-soluble vitamins?

• Nutrients added to food during fortification

• Vitamins that dissolve in water

• Vitamins with a nonpolar molecular structure that dissolve in fats and oils

• Foods to which a fortificant is added during fortification

What is a food vehicle?

• A process of adding nutrients to food

• A nutrient added to the food during fortification

• Food to which a fortificant is added during fortification process

• A type of nutrient that is soluble in water

What is a fortificant?

• A process of adding nutrients to food

• A nutrient added to the food during fortification

• A type of fat-soluble vitamin

• A food vehicle for fortification

What is fortification in the context of food?

• A Vitamin D precursor obtained from plant foods

• Vitamins that dissolve in water

• The process of adding nutrients to food to correct a nutritional deficiency

• Food to which a fortificant is added during fortification process

What is the function of hemoglobin in red blood cells?

• It is a form of vitamin A.

• It is a mineral needed in the diet.

• It allows red blood cells to carry oxygen to every cell.

• It is a deficiency in a population.