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VITAMINS
Vitamins may be defined as a group of biomolecules (other than fats, carbohydrates and proteins) which are required in small amounts for normal metabolic process and for the life, growth and health of human beings and animal organism.
Vitamins cannot be synthesized in our body. Therefore, these must be supplied in food. Vitamin ‘D’, however, may also be produced in the skin.
Vitamins neither supply energy nor help in building tissues, but their deficiency causes serious disturbances and disease in the body.
VITAMINS & THEIR SOURCES
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Chemical Nature |
Important Sources |
Deficiency Diseases |
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1. Vitamin A:- Carotenoids, Solution in oils and fats but insoluble in water. Essential for growth and vision. |
Milk, butter, egg yolk, liver, code liver oil, green and yellow vegetables. |
Night blindness, Xerophthalmia (opaque cornea), Dry skin
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2. Vitamin B1:- Thiamine, soluble in water, destroyed by heat. |
Unpolished rice, whole cereals, yeast, egg yolk, liver, milk, green vegetables and fruits. |
Beri-Beri, loss of appetite. |
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3. Vitamin B2: Riboflavin, soluble in water, stable to heat, destroyed by light. |
Egg yolk, liver, milk, green leafy vegetables. |
Cracked lips, sore tongue, and skin disorders. |
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4. Vitamin B6:- Pyridoxine
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Cereals, yeast, liver, legumes.
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Nervous disturbances and convulsions (Pernious anemia). |
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5. Vitamin B12:- Cyanocobalamin. Soluble in water and contains cobalt. |
Present in all animal tissues, Present in liver, kidney eggs, beef extract.
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A serious type of anemia.
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6. Vitamin C:- Ascorbic acid. Soluble in water, destroyed by cooking and exposure to air. Maintains healthy skin and help in development of body resistance against diseases. |
Citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapes, tomato, cabbage leafy, green vegetables & sprouted seeds. |
Scurvy, dental caries, Pyorrhea, anemia.
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7. Vitamin D:- Mixture of four complex compounds containing C, H, and O. Soluble in fats, oils but insoluble in water. Stable towards heat and oxidation. This vitamin regulates the absorption of calcium. |
Cod liver oil, halibut liver oil and other fish liver oils. Sun rays Catalyses the form action of vitamin D inside the skin hence is called Sunshine Vitamin. |
Infantile rickets, deformation of bones and teeth.
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8. VITAMIN E:- Tocopherrol. Mixture of three complex substances containing C, H and O. Soluble in fats and oils but insoluble in water stable to heat and oxidation. |
Milk, ghee, cotton seed oil, corn oil, egg yolk, wheat germ
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Loss of reproductive capacity and degeneration of muscle fibers.
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9. VITAMINE H:- Biotin. Neither soluble in fat nor in water.
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Yeast, liver Kidney and milk. |
Lose of heir, dermatitis and paralysis.
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10. VITAMIN k:- Mixture of two complex substances containing C, H and O. Soluble in facts but insoluble in water. Stable to heat and oxidation. |
Leafy vegetables, fish, meat oils of grains and cereals |
Tendency to hemorrhage and impaired clotting of blood. |