Vitamins विटामिन

A vitamin is an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts. It is discovered by Funk. Vitamins are classified by their biological & chemical activities. Know more about vitamins, their chemical name, sources, disease happens by deficiencies.

Vitamin	Chemical Name	Solubility	Food Sources	Deficiency disease
Vitamin A	Retinol	Fat	Orange, carrot, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, liver	Night Blindness
Vitamin B1	Thiamin	Water	Oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, pork, eggs	Beriberi
Vitamin B2	Riboflavin	Water	Green beans, dairy products, bananas	Ariboflavinosis, cracking of lips & skins.
Vitamin B3	Niacin	Water	Mushrooms, tree-nuts, vegetables,  meat, fish, eggs	Pellagra
Vitamin B5	Pantothenic Acid	Water	Broccoli, avocados, meat	Paresthesia, loss of hair colour
Vitamin B6	Pyridoxine	Water	Banana, tree-nuts, vegetables, meat	Anemia
Vitamin B7	Biotin	Water	Peanuts, vegetables, liver, raw egg yolk	Dermatitis, loss of hair
Vitamin B9	Folic Acid	Water	Leafy vegetables, cereal, bread, liver, egg.	Anemia, Dysentery
Vitamin B12	Cyanocobalamin	Water	Milk, meat	Megaloblastic anemia
Vitamin C	Ascorbic Acid	Water	Lemon, orange, tomatoes	Scurvy
Vitamin D	Cholecalciferol	Fat	Milk, Fish, liver, egg	Rickets (In child) Osteomalacia (In Adult)
Vitamin E	Tocopherol	Fat	Leafy vegetables, Milk, butter, vegetable oil	Hemolytic anemia, loss of fertility
Vitamin K	Phylloquinone	Fat	Green leafy vegetables, tomato, egg.	Bleeding diathesis