Vitamins in Fruits
Fresh fruits and vegetables contribute about 91% of vitamin C, 48% of vitamin A, 27% of vitamin B6, 17% of thiamin and 15% of niacin to Americans diet.
The following fruits are important contributors (based on their vitamin content and the amount consumed) to the supply of indicated vitamins in the U.S diets:
Vitamin A: apricot, peach, cherry orange, mango, papaya, persimmon, pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon
Vitamin C: strawberry, orange, grapefruit, kiwifruit, pineapple, banana, apple, cantaloupe
Niacin: peach, banana, orange, apricot
Riboflavin: banana, peach, orange, apple, avocado
Thiamin: orange, banana, grapefruit, apple
Vitamins in Fruits
Vitamins are defined as a group of complex organic compounds present in minute amounts in natural foodstuff that are essential to normal metabolism and lack of which in the diet causes deficiency diseases. Vitamins are required in trace amounts (micrograms to milligrams per day) in the diet for health, growth and reproduction.
Most Popular Articles
-
Classification of Vitamins Classically, vitamins have been divided into two groups based on their solubilities in fat solvents or in water...
-
Vitamin K and Its Role in Our Body Vitamin K denotes a group of lipophilic, hydrophobic vitamins that are needed for the posttranslational ...
-
Vitamin C: Function and Action Despite its uncomplicated structure, vitamin C apparently has a very complex functional role in the body. Al...
-
Ascorbic acid function as antioxidant L-ascorbic acid, its salts (sodium-L-ascorbic and calcium-L-ascorbate), and its isomers (D- and L-isoa...
-
Casimir Funk: the Father of Vitamins Vitamins are s much a part of modern life you may have a hard time believing they are first discovered...