Vitamins and their importance

Vitamin Name

Chemical Names

Important For

Deficiency Causes

Healthy Vision

Yellow/Oran

Bone Development

Vegetable

Immune System
Vitamin A

Vitamin B1

Beta Carotene or Retinol

Thiamine

Its a good antioxidant

Source

Green leafy veg

Night Blindness

Metabolism of Carbohydrates

Beri-Beri

Functioning of Nerves and

WernickeKorsakoff

Cardiovascular system

syndrome

Fish, Egg

Grains, Beans,

Formation of RBC
Metabolism of carbohydrates and
Vitamin B2

Riboflavin

fats

Green leafy veg

Ariboflavinosis

Milk products

Healthy Skin
Release of energy from

Grains, nuts, gro

Vitamin B3

Niacin

carbohydrates, fats, proteins

Pellagra

Vitamin B5

Pantothenic Acid

Import for enzyme synthesis

Paresthesia

milk

Meat, Dal, F

Grains, Bana
Vitamin B6

Pyridoxine

Creation of RBC and Hormones

Vitamin B7

Biotin

Maintain Blood Sugar level

Anemia

Chicken

Dermatitis

Dal

Cell Growth

Vitamin B9

Folic Acid

DNA Synthesis

Beans, Green

RNA Synthesis

vegetables, oran

Cell production

Birth Defects

products

Maintenance of brain function and

nervous system
Vitamin B12

Cyanocobalamin

Production of RBC

Seafood, milk pr
Anemia

liver

Antioxidant
Healing of Wounds
Vitamin C

Ascorbic Acid

Bone formation

Scurvy

Bone growth

Citrus fruits, o

Human body

Calcium and Phosphorus

Rickets

synthesize

Osteomalacia

cod liver o

Vitamin D

Calciferol

absorption

Vitamin E

Tocopherol

Maintain RBC

Vitamin K

Phylloquinone

Clotting of Blood

Antioxidant

Wheat, Spin

Green leafy veg

Bleeding

Cauliflowe