Olympiad Test: Components of Food - Class 6

In the given figure Q comprises of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals.

We should eat a balanced diet - which has right amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, mineral salts, vitamins, roughage and water.

Rice is a rich source of starch. When iodine solution is added. It will turn to blue-black colour.

Amla - vitamin C, Carrot - vitamin A, Milk - Calcium and Salt - Iodine.

Deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy. Vitamin C is necessary for keeping gums and joints healthy and building resistance to infections.

Deficiency of vitamin B₁ causes Beri-Beri. Beriberi is a disease in which the body does not have enough thiamine.

Nutrients are the constituents of food that help in body functioning in one way or the other such as providing energy, repair cells, and growth. There are six major types of nutrients are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Thus, option A is correct.

Proteins are body building food.

The given food items are rich in proteins.

When food turns to violet colour when treated with copper sulphate solution and caustic soda indicates the presence of proteins.

Our body prepares vitamin D in the presence of sunlight.

Bananas are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, especially potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C ( 1 ). Potassium. Bananas are a good source of potassium

Spinach - Iron, Milk - Calcium, Salt - Iodine, Whole grain - Roughage

Vitamin C gets easily destroyed by heat during cooking.

Carrot is a rich source of vitamin-A.

If a person does not get enough proteins in his/her food, he/she is likely to have stunted growth and a swollen face.

Roughage is a broad term which categorises dietary fibres derived from plants. Fibres derived from plants are rich in cellulose, a sugar that is no digested by the human body due to the absence of the enzyme cellulase.

These fibres actively remove undigested food particles from the gastrointestinal tract. Thus, preventing constipation and keeping the GI tract clean.

Vitamin D helps our body to use calcium for bones and teeth, it is found in sunlight, eggs, butter and milk.

Nutrients are the constituents of food that help in body functioning in one way or the other such as providing energy, repair cells, and growth. The  six major types of nutrients are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fibres or roughage.
Thus, option C is correct.

Pulses contain proteins.