The nurse is aware that vitamins have been found to have other functions than to just nourish the body. Vitamins are often used as food additives for specific purposes. Which vitamin is added to frozen fish to help prevent rancidity?
A) Vitamin C B) Vitamin E C) Vitamin A D) Vitamin B12
A
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Some vitamins are used as food additives in certain foods to boost their nutritional content, such as vitamin C and vitamin D. Other foods have certain vitamins added to help preserve quality, such as vitamin C added to frozen fish to help prevent rancidity and to luncheon meats to stabilize the red color. Vitamin E helps retard rancidity to vegetable oils, and beta-carotene adds color to margarine.
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