Nutrients found in fruit & vegetables – Sunbeam JE4700 User Manual

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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.

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