NUTRITION - SPOTTERS

DR. LINDA R SEQUEIRA

 CONTENT
• RAGI
• PAR BOILED RICE
• WHEAT
• KESARI DAL
• SOYABEAN
• GROUNDNUT
• GREEN GRAM
• EGG
• JAGGERY
• IODISED SALT
• SUNFLOWER OIL

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RAGI

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 RAGI
• Write which Food group it belongs to?
– Millet

• It has rich source of calcium and iron.

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PARBOILED RICE

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 PARBOILED RICE
• Write which group it belongs to?
– Cereals

• It has rich source of thiamine

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WHEAT

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 WHEAT
• Write which Food group it belongs to?
– Cereals

• It is deficient in which amino acid.

– Lysine, threonine

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KESARI DAL

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 KESARI DAL
• Write which group it belongs to?
– Pulses

• Write the public health importance

– Excess consumption will cause Lathyrism

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SOYABEAN

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 SOYABEAN
• Write which group it belongs to?
– Pulses

• It is deficient in which amino acid.

– Poor in methionine & cysteine

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GROUNDNUT

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 GROUNDNUT
• Identify the spotter
– Groundnut

• Poor source of Vitamin A & Vitamin C

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GREEN GRAM

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 GREEN GRAM
• Write which group it belongs to?
– Pulses

• Write the nutritional importance.

– It is rich in lysine; deficient in Methionine &
Cystine

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EGG

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 EGG
• Identify the spotter
– Egg

• Which Vitamin is absent in this

– Vitamin C

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JAGGERY

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 JAGGERY
• Identify the spotter
– Jaggery

• Write the nutritional importance.

– It has rich source of iron & carotene

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IODISED SALT

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 IODISED SALT
• Identify the spotter
– Iodized salt

• Write the public health importance

– The iodization of salt is now the most widely used
prophylactic public health measure against
endemic Goiter

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SUNFLOWER OIL

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 SUNFLOWER OIL
• Identify the spotter
– Sun Flower Oil

• Write the nutritional importance.

– Nutritional importance: Next to Safflower oil,
sunflower oil contains high amount of
polyunsaturated fat [69%]. It contains mono-
unsaturated fat [20%] and omega-6 fatty acids.
Sunflower oil is also a rich source of Vitamin E.

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