Vitamins and Their Functions, Sources, and Deficiency Chart

Vitamins come in several forms, which are covered below:

Vitamins	Solubility	Sources	Role	Deficiency
Vitamin A	Fat Soluble	Liver, eggs, whole milk, and butter.	Maintain vision, skin, myelin, and growth.	Dry skin, eye issues, hindered development, and night blindness.
Vitamin B1	Water soluble	Yeast, milk, green vegetables, pork.	Energy production, nerve activity	Beri-Beri
Vitamin B2	Water soluble	Soybean, egg white	Fetus development	Cheilosis
Vitamin B3	Water soluble	Green leafy vegetables, cereals	Maintain NAD, NADP, and lipid catabolism.	Pellagra
Vitamin B5	Water soluble	Mushroom, sunflower oil	Carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism.	Inadequate growth
Vitamin B6	Water soluble	Meat, milk, cereals	Carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism.	Convulsions
Vitamin B7	Water soluble	Grains, milk, egg yolk	Biosynthesis of aspartic acid and unsaturated fatty acids. Maintain health of skin, hair, bone marrow.	Depression, muscle pain, hair loss.
Vitamin B9	Water soluble	Egg, beet root, meat	Nucleic acid synthesis, differentiation of embryonic nervous system.	Megaloblastic anaemia
Vitamin B12	Water soluble	Fish, egg, meat	Maintain epithelial cells. Synthesis of nucleic acid, protein, and lipid.	Pernicious anemia
Vitamin C	Water soluble	Citrus fruits	Iron absorption, Antioxidant.	Scurvy
Vitamin D	Fat soluble	Fish liver oil, sunlight	Calcium and Phosphorus absorption, maintain calcium and phosphorus level in serum.	Rickets
Vitamin E	Fat soluble	Oils of cotton seed, sunflower, wheat grain	Antioxidant, muscular metabolism.	Muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis.
Vitamin K	Fat soluble	Soybean oil, tomato, green leafy vegetables	Blood clotting, synthesis of prothrombin.	Hemorrhagic diseases

Vitamins And Minerals

Vitamins and minerals are important micronutrients needed in small amounts to maintain the normal health of an organism. Vitamins and Minerals do not directly supply energy but play vital roles in metabolic processes and energy extraction from macronutrients. They act as coenzymes and cofactors in metabolic processes. Minerals can not be synthesized by the human body and hence must be taken from dietary sources for metabolic functions. In this article, we will cover vitamins and minerals, their types, and sources.

Vitamins and minerals

Table of Content

What are Vitamins?
Types of Vitamins
Fat Soluble
Vitamins and Their Functions, Sources, and Deficiency Chart
What are Minerals?
What are the Sources and Functions of Minerals?
Difference Between Vitamins and Minerals
Conclusion – Vitamins And Minerals
FAQs on Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and Their Functions, Sources, and Deficiency Chart

Vitamins And Minerals

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