Question

Current recommendations for fruit and vegetable intakes are for us to consume a variety from each category on a daily basis. The two vitamins that rely heavily on our consumption of leafy greens and citrus fruits, as well as other fruits and vegetables?

Answer 1

The correct answer is folate from leafy greens and Vitamin C from citrus fruits.

Explanation:

Vitamins are the essential nutrients that play many roles in the body and provide different functions. The 13 vitamins that are very essentials for the human body and can be divided into two groups water-soluble and fat-soluble. The water-soluble vitamins are C, and the B vitamins, beta -carotene form of vitamin A is also water-soluble.

Vitamin B is divided into different forms which are thiamine (B1), pantothenic acid (B5), riboflavin (B2), pyroxidine (B6), niacin (B3), biotin (B7), folate (B9) and cobalamin (B12).

Vitamin A, D, E, and K are stored in the body's fatty tissues and called fat-soluble vitamins.

Leafy greens have vitamin B9 in them, it is also known as folate. Vitamin C is present in citrus fruits such as orange and lemon and is the primary source of vitamin C or ascorbic acid.

Thus, The correct answer is folate from leafy greens and Vitamin C from citrus fruits.