Question

Which vitamins are lost substantially on washing sprouted wheat grains with water repeatedly?

• A. Vitamins C and K
• B. Vitamins B${}_4$ and K
• C. Vitamins B${}_1$ and B${}_4$
• D. Vitamins A and B${}_1$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Vitamins B${}_1$ and B${}_4$

Sprouted wheat grains contain vitamin B except vitamin B${}_{12}$ and Vitamin C.

Vitamin B${}_1$ is thiamine, B${}_2$ is riboflavin, Vitamin B${}_3$ is niacin, Vitamin B${}_5$ is pantothenic acid, B${}_6$ is pyridoxine, B${}_7$ is biotin and B${}_9$ is folate. All these vitamins are washed away when wheat sprouts are washed repeatedly as vitamin B and vitamin C are water-soluble vitamins and can be washed away with water. Vitamin A, D, E and K are fat soluble vitamines which cannot be washed away by water.

Thus, option C is correct.