Minerals in Food
Minerals in Food
Minerals:
| S.No. | Minerals | Sources | Function |
| 1. | Iron | Green leafy vegetables, legumes, spinach, jaggery, liver, egg yolk, apple, groundnut, cereals | Essential for the formation of haemoglobin in the red blood cells. Heamoglobin carries oxygen from the lungs to the different body cells. |
| 2. | Calcium | Milk, cheese, eggs, green vegetables, whole grains, cereals, meat | Essential for the formation and hardening of bones and teeth; plays an important role in the clotting of blood. |
| 3. | Phosphorus | Milk, cheese, green vegetables, bajra, nuts, liver, ragi | Formation of strong bones and teeth. |
| 4. | Sodium | Common salt, fish, meat,eggs, milk | Essential for contraction if muscles and transmission of nerve impulses. |
| 5. | Potassium | Milk, yoghurt, oranges, potatoes, widely distributed in all foods. | Essential for the contraction of muscles and transmission of nerve impulses |
| 6. | Iodine | Iodised salt, sea food, green leafy vegetables | Essential for the formaton of thyroxine hormone . This hormone controls physical, mental and sexual development of our body. |
Which of the following minerals is present in haemoglobin ? | |||
| Right Option : B | |||
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Iron, a biological nutrient, is found in human body in | |||
| Right Option : B | |||
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Which of the following nutrients is provided by vegetables? | |||
| Right Option : C | |||
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