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Vitamins and minerals are only required in the diet in very small amounts (milligrams or micrograms, depending on the vitamin or mineral). Macronutrients on the other hand are needed in gram amounts, for example protein or fat.
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What are micronutrients that may be fat-soluble or water-soluble called?
Vitamins
What are the three micronutrients?
The three micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and water.
What are the types of nutrient?
Nutrients can be broadly categorized as water, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fatty acids (or lipids). Fiber is not actually a nutrient but it is an important part of your diet, nonetheless.
Is vitamin a micro nutrient?
Vitamin C is a micro-nutrient. Macro nutrients are fat, carbohydrates, protein, and alcohol. They all contain caloires. Micro-nutrients are vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin C.
The two forms of micronutrients are?
Vitamins, Minerals
What are some examples of micronutrients?
Vitamins and minerals
Are vitamins and minerals micronutrients?
Vitamins are considered micronutrients because they are required in milligram or microgram amounts in the diet.
What are macronutrients micronutrients?
The nutrients which are required in small quantities are called micronutrients e.g. iron, molybdenum, boron, chlorine, zinc etc. Similarly, the nutrients which are required in large quantities are called macronutrients e.g. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, magnesium, potassium etc.
Why are vitamin and minerals sometimes called micronutrients?
because they are needed in small amounts than other nutrients
What are the functions of Micro-nutrients?
Micronutrients are nutrients required by humans and other organisms throughout life in small quantities to orchestrate a range of physiological functions.The microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, zinc and molybdenum. Micronutrients also include vitamins, which are organic compounds required as nutrients in tiny amounts by an organism
What are micronutrients that help control body processes?
Vitamins and Minerals
What are the two basic categories of major nutrients are?
macronutrients and micronutrients
