Question

Milk, fish, vegetables and pulses are rich in
(a) Minerals
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Fats
(d) Proteins

Answer 1

Hint: Milk, fish, vegetables and pulses are body building food items. They are highly complex substances that are present in all living organisms.

Complete answer:
We all know that most of the food items have more than one nutrients, and they are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. Energy giving food items provides carbohydrates and fats, body building food items provides proteins, and regulatory and protective food items provide vitamins and minerals. Proteins are the body building food items which are important for the growth and function of the human body. Milk, fish, vegetables and pulses are very rich in protein content.

Additional information:
Proteins supply the body with nutrients to make new cells which build the body and make it grow.
It also provides materials which repair all the damaged body cells.
The important food items which are rich in protein are milk, cheese, pulses, peas, beans, fish, meat, eggs, chicken, groundnut, soybean, gram chana and black gram. Among them pulses, peas, beans, soybean, groundnut, gram chana and black gram are sources of plant proteins whereas milk, cheese, fish, chicken and eggs are animal proteins.
Adults need 0.8 gm of proteins per kilogram of their body weight.
Plants derived protein foods contain more fibre and less saturated fat than other types of protein foods. Also, it will be a beneficiary for your heart health.

So, the correct answer is ‘proteins’.

Note:
-Nutrients are essential substances which maintain life and growth of living organisms.
-The term proteins was recognized by chemists in the early 19th century, including Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius in 1838. He coined the term ‘protein’ that is a word derived from the Greek prōteios, meaning “holding first place.”