Vitamin C

Other Name: Ascorbic Acid

Chemical Formula:  C6H8O6 

Used: To Boost Immunity

Properties:water-soluble, carbohydrate-like substance that is involved in certain metabolic processes of animals. Although most animals can synthesize vitamin C, it is necessary in the diet of some, including humans and other primates, in order to prevent scurvy, a disease characterized by soreness and stiffness of the joints and lower extremities, rigidity, swollen and bloody gums, and hemorrhages in the tissues of the body.it is  essential for the synthesis of collagen, a protein important in the formation of connective tissue and in wound healing. It acts as an antioxidant , protecting against damage by reactive molecules called free radicals. The vitamin also helps in stimulating the immune system. It has been shown in animal  trials that vitamin C has some anticarcinogenic activity.

Rubbing Alcohol

Other Name:  Ethanol     

Chemical Formula: C2H5OH 

Used: used in cleaning wounds

Properties:a member of a class of organic compounds that are given the general name alcohol; its molecular formula is C2H5OH. Ethyl alcohol is an important industrial chemical; it is used as a solvent, in the synthesis of other organic chemicals, and as an additive to automotive gasoline  (forming a mixture known as a gasohol). Ethyl alcohol is also the intoxicating ingredient of many alcoholic beverages such as beer ,wine and distilled spirits.

Baking Soda

Other Name: Sodium Bicarbonate

Chemical Formula: NaHCO3

Used: used in cooking

Properties: Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in some kind of ove. It is probably the oldest cooking method.Bakery products, which include bread, rolls, cookies, pies,pastries, and muffins, are usually prepared from flour or meal derived from some form of grain. Bread, already a common staple in prehistoric times, provides many nutrients in the human diet.

         

               

            Sugar

Other Name:    Sucrose

Chemical Formula:  C12H22O11 

Used: used in cooking

Properties: Numerous sweet, colourless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. (See also carbohydrate .) The most common sugar is sucrose , a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages.

Table Salt

                                       Table Salt  

         

Other Name: Sodium Chloride        

Chemical Formula:  NaCl    

Used: used in cooking

Properties: Mineral substance of great importance. The mineral form halite, or rock salt, is sometimes called common salt to distinguish it from a class of chemical compounds called salts.

Properties of common salt are shown in the table. Salt is essential to the health of both people and animals. Table salt, used universally as a seasoning, is fine-grained and of high purity. To ensure that this hygroscopic (i.e., water-attracting) substance will remain free-flowing when exposed to the atmosphere, small quantities of sodium aluminosilicate, tricalcium phosphate, or magnesium silicate are added.Iodized salt—that is, salt to which small quantities of potassium iodide have been added—is widely used in areas where iodine is lacking from the diet, a deficiency that can cause swelling of the thyroid gland, commonly called goitre. Livestock also require salt; it is often made available in solid blocks.