2. The Vitamin Parade! Water soluble and Fat soluble vitamins, all here are in the queue to meet you and introduce themselves! © PDST Home Economics

3. Warning....... Some vitamins are very “giddy” and will pretend they are someone else.. You must decide in each case whether the introduction is genuine or if they are fooling you..... And respond appropriately! Each vitamin will individually give a brief introduction of themselves, in no time at all you’ll know them all!

4. Click “Pleased to meet you” if the introduction is genuine Click “Don’t fool me!” if the description fits another vitamin Your Job! Meet them, greet them and on to the next vitamin as below!

5. Hi, I’m Carotene, pro-Vitamin A and I get converted into the real Vitamin A - Retinol in the gut! If you are attracted to bright strong coloured fruit and vegetables, then I’m a regular in your diet I’m a “Moisturising” vitamin saving your skin and membranes from dryness U’d miss my company at night time because without me (I manufacture Rhodopsin) things will be quite dim! Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

6. Well done! Meet a new vitamin

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8. Hi, I’m Ergocalciferol Vitamin B, and I am synthetic! You might know my other half Cholecalciferol as the “Sunshine” vitamin! We help calcium and keep “those bones, those bones” in ship shape! Stick with me and rickets, osteoporosis or osteomalacia won’t get you Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

9. Well done! Meet a new vitamin Ergocalciferol is Vitamin D not vitamin B

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11. Tocopherol here! You probably know me as Vitamin E... You won’t suffer any major disease without me, or so they say, but believe me, better to have me I am a powerful anti- oxidant and commercially I’m in demand Minding your “ticker” get to know me better! Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

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14. Hi, I’m one of the Quinones - Vitamin K Sometimes I’m known as The Coagulation Vitamin” I am a component of prothrombin, so you are aware of my job in clotting Always on call to reduce any haemorrhage or bleed Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

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17. Hi, meet Thiamine from the B Complex group....... “T” for Thiamine, “T” for tiredness, thats how u’d feel without me I am so often put through the “mill” and 70% of me disappears, my remains sometimes end in fancy cereal boxes Anyway, good for your appetite, good for your health, no nerves, just eat up Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

18. Well done! Meet a new vitamin

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20. Riboflavin, Vitamin B 6 another of the B Complex AH Tissue! I’m in the Tissue Management business - Tissue Repair, keeping inflammation at bay, and preventing those fine cracks u’d wouldn’t want to have in your skin Metabolism is my other business and I’m involved with each of the Macronutrients My sensitive side, I am light sensitive so buy your milk in cartons rather than bottles Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

21. Well done! Meet a new vitamin Riboflavin as described but Riboflavin is vitamin B 2 not B 6

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23. Niacin here, also known as nicotinic acid The more protein you take in your diet, the more of me you should be having I am involved in releasing the energy from the food you eat I prevent pellagra which had caused many deaths in maize eating countries A symptom of pellagra a sore swollen tongue - not something u’d wish for Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

24. Well done! Meet a new vitamin Riboflavin as described but Riboflavin is vitamin B 2 not B 6

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26. Folic acid - B 12 Planning to get pregnant, I’ll be right in there minimising the risk of any neural defect - such a simple way of preventing Spina Bifida I’m so important I am popular in supplement form as well as natural resources Needed too for DNA and RNA synthesis Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

27. Well done! Meet a new vitamin You met Folic acid, but Folic acid is not B 12, Folic acid is just Folic acid!

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29. CyanoCobalamin- B 12 If you are a vegan you probably already know about me, I play hard to get with you lot! There is no B 12 in any plant food You can watch out for fortified vegetarian products, but don’t run the risk of anaemia While other factors cause pernicious anaemia, I’m one of the few that can cure it Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

30. Well done! Meet a new vitamin

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32. Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid I might be the least stable of all the vitamins but I think I am one of the most popular! I proved a great find for the “limeys” years ago and scurvy disappeared I am “Irons” best friend I am critical to the immune system, will fight that flue or infection and I do a lot of work with collagen - busy? Respond Pleased to meet you Don’t fool me!

33. Well done! And Goodbye Hope you enjoyed the Vitamin Parade and that you will get you know each vitamin very well soon!

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