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Classification of Vitamins & Introduction Vitamin

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Introduction Vitamin:-

  • “VITAMINS” are founded by the “FUNK”.The word “Vitamin” comes from the Latin word “VITA” means “LIFE”.
  • “Vitamin” are organic compounds in food limited quantity that needed for growth , and for Immunity power.
  • It can not be synthesized by the body and must therefore be supplied by the diet.

Classification Of Vitamins :-

WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS 

Vitamin B1 
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B7
Vitamin B9
Vitamin C

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin B12
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

Water Soluble Vitamins

S.NO.

 

 NAME OF VITAMINS CHEMICAL NAME SOURCES DEFICIENCY DISEASES
1. VITAMIN–B1 THIAMINE Egg , Vegetables, Berries, sun flower seeds, Fish BERI – BERI
2. VITAMIN–B2 RIBOFLAVIN Yeast , Gibs , Meat , Green vegetables , Coffee INFLAMMATION OF MOUTH &SKIN , RED EYES 
3. VITAMIN–B3 NIACIN / NICOTINAMIDE Potato , Meat , Sugarcane , Liver ,  
4. VITAMIN–B5 PENTOTHENIC ACID Nuts , Potato , Tomato , Meat , Wild rice PELLAGRA OR 4-D SYNDROM
5. VITAMIN–B6 PYRIDOXINE Meat , Grains , Liver SKIN DISEASES
6. VITAMIN – B7

  

BIOTIN Egg , Liver , Milk , Peanuts PARALYSIS , PAIN IN BODY , HAIR FALL
7. VITAMIN–B9 TAROILE GLUTAMIC / FOLIC ACID Yeast , Gibs , Red meat , Beans ANEMIA
  VITAMIN–C ASCORBIC ACID Citrus fruits , Tomato , Whole grains SCURVEY

 

Fat Soluble Vitamins
S.No. Name Of Vitamins Chemical Name Sources Deficiency  Diseases
1. VITAMIN – A RETINOL Liver , Milk, Egg, Chease, Cod Liver Oil Rautithi , Infections , Liver Damage
2. VITAMIN – B12 CYNOCOBALAMIN Meat , Milk, Egg Yolk , Kidneys Anemia
3. VITAMIN – D CALSIFAROL Sun , Fish , Liver , Oil , Milk , Egg Reckets( In Child) , Defective Bone Growth
4. VITAMIN – E TOCOFAROL Milk,Butter, Wheat Mucles Deformation , Weak Reproduction Power
5. VITAMIN – K PHYLLOQUINONE Tomato , Green Vegetables Internal Bleeding

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