AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · 8585
Specification 3.2.2.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Fat-Soluble VitaminsPlant foods such as carrots and other orange or yellow fruits and vegetables provide carotene, including beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A. This explains why a carrot can contribute to vitamin A intake even though it is not a fatty food.
- Revise: Antioxidant Functions of Vitamins
A pigment found in foods such as carrots and dark-green leafy vegetables. It has antioxidant properties and can be converted into vitamin A by the body.