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FNDH 400 Exam 3 Questions and Answers (2023/2024) Verified Answers
1. Where does the name Vitamin come from?: Vital amines --> Vitamines, but
when it was discovered they weren't amines, the E was dropped
2. Fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E, K
3. Water Soluble Vitamins: C, B
4. What B vitamin numbers are missing? Why?: B4, B8, B10, B11
Were discovered and then removed due to redundancy
5. EV McCollum and vitamins: Theorized fat-soluble factor A that deficiency led
to ophthalmia (inflammation of the eye) and water-soluble factor B resulted in beriberi
Factor A --> Vitamin A Factor B --> B1 and B2 (realized there were multiple B2s)
6. Thiamin cofactor: Thiamin Pyrophosphate (TPP)
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7. Riboflavin cofactor: Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD)
Flavin Mononucleotide (FMN)
8. Niacin cofactor: Nicotine Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD)
Nicotine Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADP)
9. Pantothenic Acid cofactor: Coenzyme A
10. Vitamin B6 cofactor: Pyridoxal Phosphate (PLP)
11. Folate cofactor: Tetrahydrofolate (THF)
12. Vitamin B12 cofactor: Adensosylcobalamin
Methylcobalamin
13. Most cofactors come from vitamins: B
14. Why must we consume B vitamins?: Cofactors
15. Mineral amount classifcation: Amount required
Macromineral > Trace Minerals > Ultratrace Minerals
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16. DRIs: EAR
RDA AI UL
17. Dietary guideliens: Qualitative advice to the public about diet and chronic
disease prevention and health maintenance
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- DRI definition: Quantitative advice to professionals about amounts of nutri-
ents or food components to be of benefit
- Dietary guidelines vs DRI: Qualitative for public vs. Quantitative for profes-
sionals
20. RDA
(Definition, Needs met, Set): Recommended Dietary Allowance
Asses quality of people's diets Meets needs of 97.5% of the population Calculated using EAR (EAR + 2 standard deviations)
21. EAR
(Definition, Needs met, Set): Estimated Average Requirement
Estimated quality of 50% of the population Requires applicable research
