VITAMINS AND MINERALS

VITAMINS

• Act as a helper molecules in a variety of chemical reactions in the body
• Vitamin k helps you blood clot when you get a cut or scrape.
• Your skin can make vitamin k in the sunlight

VITAMINS CONTINUED

• Vitamins are classified as fat-soluble or water-soluble
• Fat-soluble dissolves into fat and they are stored in fatty tissue
• A lack of certain vitamins can lead to health problems

MINERALS

• Minerals are present in soil and are absorbed by the plant through the roots
• You obtain minerals by eating plant foods and animals

MINERALS COUNTINUED