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SAI International School
Subject- Biology, Class-VI
Topic- Components of food
Subtopic- Protective Nutrients - Vitamins, Minerals
Module- 6
Lesson Notes

Vitamins:

• Vitamins are needed by the body in very small amounts to keep us fit, healthy
and protect us from various diseases.
• Green leafy vegetables and fruits are the major sources of vitamins and minerals.
They are also found in milk, meat, fish and eggs.
• If our body doesn’t get sufficient amount of certain vitamins and minerals for a
prolonged duration of time, we might suffer from certain diseases called
deficiency diseases.
• Since the vitamins and minerals protect the body from such diseases, they are
called protective food.
• Vitamins B and C are water soluble vitamins.
• Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble.

Minerals:
Minerals too are required in very small amounts to keep our bodies fit and healthy.

SN Mineral Sources Function
1. Iron Green leafy Important for the formation of
vegetables, apple, haemoglobin in our blood.
jaggery, tamarind, Haemoglobin is the oxygen
guava etc. carrier in our blood.
2. Calcium Milk and milk products, Needed for healthy bones and
eggs, broccoli, turnip teeth.
etc.
3. Phosphorous Milk, fish, banana, Needed for healthy bones and
whole grains teeth.
4. Iodine Fish, prawns & iodised Growth, development and
salt normal functioning of the body.
5. Potassium Meat, fish, milk, Normal body growth and building
broccoli,pea,tomato, of muscles
citrus fruits, banana
etc.
6. Sodium Milk, table salt etc. Proper functioning of muscles
and nerves
7. Fluorine Sea food and water To maintain healthy bones and
teeth
8. Magnesium Legumes, broccoli. Proper functioning of the heart
Green leafy and muscles.
vegetables, whole
grains, almonds etc.