Question

Robert is a 15-year-old boy. His recommended dietary intake for vitamin B12, C, and E is 2.4 µg/day, 75 mg/day, and 15 mg/day, respectively. He eats a salmon fillet with one cup boiled green beans and half a cup of fresh sliced strawberries for lunch. If the nutrient values of his meal components are as shown below, for which vitamins did Robert meet at least 75% of his recommended daily allowance? Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin E salmon fillet (124 g) 5.87 µg 0.0 mg 0.60 mg boiled green beans (1 cup) 0.0 µg 12.1 mg 0.57 mg strawberries, sliced (1/2 cup) 0.0 µg 49.0 mg 0.42 mg vitamin B12, vitamin C, and vitamin E vitamin B12 and vitamin C only vitamin B12 and vitamin E only vitamin C and vitamin E only vitamin B12 only

Answer 1

the answer is B. VITAMIN B12 AND VITAMIN C ONLY!!

Answer 2

B. Vitamin B12 and C only. If you just add them up through each column and compare what he is supposed to have to what he gets in the meal then you will see he only meets his recommend B12 for the day and at least 75% of Vitamin C.