Antioxidants are vital chemical substances needed by our body to slow down or stop the oxidation process. They protect body cells from damage caused by free radicals and serve as a defensive line against diseases.
Five major dietary antioxidants protect the body in different ways.
Antioxidants are chemical substances needed by our body to slow down or to stop the oxidation process.
Antioxidants protect body cells from damage caused by free radicals and act as a defensive line against diseases. The body produces antioxidants naturally, but this production decreases with age, so we need to obtain them from food.
How antioxidants work. When an antioxidant reacts with a free radical, more stable compounds are produced. This stops the oxidation process and prevents further cell damage.
Oxidation in daily life. Fruits such as apples and bananas turn brown when left exposed to the air because they undergo oxidation.
Investigate which solution can slow down the oxidation process on apples.
To study the effects of different types of solution on the oxidation of apples.
What can slow down the oxidation process on apples?
Solutions containing antioxidant can slow down the oxidation process on apples.
Manipulated: The type of solution Responding: Colour changes on apple slices Constant: Surrounding temperature, size of apple slice
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What is the primary role of antioxidant substances in the human body?
Name the antioxidant that is associated with healthy eyes and state one food source for it.
Why does a freshly cut apple slice turn brown when left on a table?
Free radicals are stopped by destroying them completely.
Antioxidants react with free radicals to form more stable compounds, thereby stopping the chain of oxidation.
Beta carotene is only found in carrots.
Beta carotene is found in most red, yellow, or orange foods, including mangoes and sweet potatoes.
1 Which antioxidant is also known as alpha-tocopherol and is found in palm oil and wheat germ oil?
2 What happens when an antioxidant reacts with a free radical?
3 Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin which is also known as acid.
4 Fruits such as apples and bananas turn brown when left exposed to the .
Drag each antioxidant to its primary food source or characteristic. On a phone, tap an answer first, then tap a matching box. Tap the Answer Choices area to return a selected item.
Write the correct antioxidant next to each characteristic or source.
Answer choices: Beta carotene • Lutein • Lycopene • Vitamin C
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