Agricoltura e Diritto: Sicurezza Alimentare
| English |
| vitamins |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Plural
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| Definition |
Vitamins are organic compounds that are nutritionally essential in small amounts to control metabolic processes and cannot be synthesized by the body. Vitamins are usually classified by their solubility, which to some degree determines their stability; occurrence in foodstuffs; distribution in body fluids, and tissue storage capacity. Each of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K has a distinct and separate physiologic role. Several have antioxidant properties to depress the effects of metabolic byproducts called free radicals, which are thought to cause degenerative changes related to aging.
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| Definition source |
IFIC
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| Context |
A number of nutritional substances such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and others may be added to foods for particular nutritional uses in order to ensure that the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom those foods are intended are fulfilled and/or in order to satisfy legal requirements laid down in specific directives adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 89/398/EEC.
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| Context source |
Directive 2001/15/EC
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Comprehensive concept |
Food supplements, Fortified foods
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| Generic concept |
Nutrients
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| Related concept |
Minerals
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| fr |
Vitamines
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| it |
Vitamine
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| Reliability code |
3
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