Vitamin C and the future
In this activity, students use the Futures thinking toolkit to investigate vitamin C and new fruit varieties.
Daily requirement of vitamin C
Dr Sean Bulley from Plant & Food Research along with Carolyn Cairncross from the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation explain the importance of vitamin C in the diet. Examples of plant foods rich in vitamin C are given, and advice is offered about the efficacy of vitamin C supplementation.
Point of interest
Some nutritionists believe that the daily dose of vitamin C is best taken in by consuming a plant food, like kiwifruit, rather than in tablet form. What is the reason for this?
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
describe the role vitamin C plays in human metabolism
state the approximate vitamin C content of two or more common fruits
state the recommended daily dose value
discuss possible future vitamin C-enriched fruit cultivars.
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introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do.
