To Help Maintain the Vitamin C and B-Vitamin Content of Foods

question 17

Multiple Choice

To help maintain the vitamin C and B-vitamin content of foods, which of the following food preparation methods should be used?

• A)boiling
• B)frying
• C)long, slow simmer
• D)stir-frying
• Learning Outcome: 12.05 List food groups that are dietary sources of vitamins and minerals.
• Learning Outcome: 12.09 Identify factors that influence the vitamin and mineral content of foods.

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Definitions:

Pelvis

Any basin-shaped structure; cup-shaped ring of bone at the lower end of the trunk, formed from the ossa coxal bones, sacrum, and coccyx.

Greater Sciatic Notch

A notable depression in the ilium bone of the pelvis through which the sciatic nerve passes, significant for leg movement and sensation.

Ischium

Superior bone of the coxal bone.

Ilium

The largest of the three bones making up the pelvis, contributing to the hip joint.