Daily

Deficiency Toxicity (Toxicity

Vitamin Other Name Active Form Name Function Symptoms Requireme
Diseases Range)
nt

Dry skin, poor

Retinal, Retinoic Vision, Growth, Night Blindness, Hypervitaminosis A 700-900
A Retinol vision, impaired
Acid Immune System Xerophthalmia (3,000-10,000 µg/day) µg/day
immunity

Energy Muscle weakness,

Thiamine 1.1-1.2
B1 Thiamin metabolism, Beriberi nerve damage, No known toxicity
pyrophosphate mg/day
Nervous system heart problems

Flavin
Energy Sore throat,
mononucleotide, 1.1-1.3
B2 Riboflavin metabolism, Ariboflavinosis mouth sores, skin No known toxicity
Flavin adenine mg/day
Antioxidant disorders
dinucleotide
Nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide, Energy Diarrhea,
Flushing, liver damage 14-16
B3 Niacin Nicotinamide metabolism, Pellagra dementia,
(35-70 mg/day) mg/day
adenine DNA repair dermatitis
dinucleotide
phosphate
Energy
Numbness,
Pantothenic metabolism,
B5 Coenzyme A Paresthesia muscle cramps, No known toxicity 5 mg/day
acid Synthesis of fatty
fatigue
acids
Skin
Protein
Anemia, inflammation, Nerve damage,
Pyridoxal metabolism, 1.3-1.7
B6 Pyridoxine convulsions, confusion, numbness (100
phosphate Hemoglobin mg/day
depression weakened mg/day)
synthesis
immunity
Energy
Hair loss, skin
metabolism, Dermatitis,
B7 Biotin - rash, neurological No known toxicity 30 µg/day
Synthesis of Enteritis
symptoms
glucose

Fatigue,
Megaloblastic
Folate, folic DNA synthesis, weakness, 400-600
B9 Tetrahydrofolate anemia, Neural No known toxicity
acid Cell division neurological µg/day
Tube Defects
disorders

Megaloblastic
Red blood cell Numbness,
Methylcobalamin, anemia,
B12 Cobalamin production, tingling, balance No known toxicity 2.4 µg/day
Cyanocobalamin Pernicious
Nerve function problems
anemia

Collagen
Dehydroascorbic Fatigue, bleeding Nausea, diarrhea 75-90
C Ascorbic acid synthesis, Scurvy
acid gums, joint pain (2,000 mg/day) mg/day
Immune system

Weak bones,
Calcium
Rickets, muscle weakness, Hypervitaminosis D 15-20
D Cholecalciferol Calcitriol absorption, Bone
Osteomalacia increased risk of (100 µg/day) µg/day
health
infections

Antioxidant, Cell Hemolytic Vision problems, Increased risk of

E Tocopherol Alpha-tocopherol membrane anemia, muscle weakness, bleeding (1,000 15 mg/day
protection Myopathy nerve damage mg/day)

Blood clotting, Bleeding Bruising,

Phylloquinone, 90-120
K - Bone disorder, bleeding, No known toxicity
Menaquinone µg/day
metabolism Osteoporosis weakened bones