Q.3 (i) (a) What are vitamins ?
(b) Classify them according to their solubility.
(c) Give one example of each type as per above classification.
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Answer:
(a) Vitamins are complex organic compounds which are required in very small amounts for the normal growth, health and functioning of the body. They do not give energy and most of them cannot be made by the body, so they must be taken in the diet.
(b) According to solubility they are of two types — fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins.
(c) Fat-soluble: vitamin A (also D, E, K). Water-soluble: vitamin B-complex (also vitamin C).
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