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Nutrients Found in Fruit & Vegetables
Vitamin Food Source Benefits
Vitamin A Yellow fruits and vegetables e.g. carrots Healthy skin, bones and teeth.
dark green vegetables e.g. spinach Assist vision (night)
Vitamin B1 Potatoes - Aids appetite and digestion
(Thiamine) Dried peas and beans - Release energy from
Lentils carbohydrates
- Keeps nervous system
healthy
Vitamin B2 Leafy green vegetables - Keeps skin, eyes and mouth
(Riboflavin) healthy
- Helps cells use oxygen
Niacin Tomatoes, peas, potatoes - Helps nervous system to
function
- Promotes normal growth and
development
Vitamin C Citrus fruits, kiwi fruit, capsicums, - Keeps teeth, gums, skin
(Ascorbic parsley, strawberries, tomatoes, muscles and blood vessels
Acid) carrots healthy
- Increases resistance to
infection.
Mineral Food Source Benefits
Calcium Broccoli, rhubarb, dried fruits, parsley - Promotes strong teeth and
and spinach bones.
Iron Asparagus, spinach, broccoli, parsley, - Aids oxygen transportation
peas movement in the blood.