This presentation describes the vitamins, their chemical names, their classification, sources of vitamins and the various deficiency disorders. #Mustwatch Helpful for competitive and academic exams.

2.  Natural and Essential Nutrients required for
proper growth and functioning of body.
 Required in small amounts in diet.
 Cannot be synthesized by body.
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3.  Polish American Biochemist “Casimir Funk”.
 The word vitamines was introduced which is made up of vita
meaning “vital for life” and amines.(initially thought to be amines)
 The letter “e” was dropped and finally "vitamin was adopted.
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4.  Proper Growth and development.
 Repair and heal wounds.
 Build resistance against diseases.
 Prevent and cure various diseases caused by deficiency.
 Stimulate and give strength to various systems in body like
digestive system, nervous system.
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Vitamins
Fat Soluble
Vitamins
Water Soluble
Vitamins
A D E K
B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B9 B12
C
Non B-ComplexB-Complex

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Fat Soluble Vitamins Water Soluble Vitamins
Vitamins that dissolve in fat. Vitamins that dissolve in water.
Not easily excreted from the body,
excess excreted through faeces.
Easily excreted from the body
through urine
Stored in liver and adipose tissue. Not stored except Vit B12
Vitamin A, D, E, K Vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6,B7,B9, B12

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Animal
Sources
Plant
Sources

8. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency Disorders
A Retinol Yellow and Green
leafy Vegetables like
Carrot, Spinach,
Cabbage, Pumpkin,
Egg, Fish, Meat,
Milk, Milk Products
Night Blindness,
Xeropthalmia
B1 Thiamine Cereals, Grains,
Pulses,
Meat especially
Liver, Heart, Kidney,
Fish, Eggs, Milk
Beri-Beri
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9. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency
Disorders
B2 Riboflavin Nuts and
Seeds,
Meat, Milk and
Milk Products
like Cheese,
Butter, Curd,
Eggs
Cheilosis,
Glossitis,
Dermatitis
B3 Niacin Mushrooms,
Brown Rice,
Peanuts,
Avocados,
Green Peas,
Pulses,
Fish, Chicken,
Milk
Pellagra
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10. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency
Disorders
B5 Pantothenic
Acid
Broccoli, Peanuts,
Legumes, Mushrooms,
Avocados,
Egg, Chicken, Fish,
Milk, Curd
Burning Feet
Syndrome, Anemia
B6 Pyridoxine Tomatoes, Grains like
Wheat, Corn,
Liver, Kidney, Egg
yolk, Milk
Neurological
Problems like
Depression,
Nervousness,
Convulsions,
Microcytic
Anemia
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11. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency
B7 Biotin Nuts like Walnuts,
Peanuts, Mushroom,
Cauliflower
Cereals,
Egg, Milk, Meat
Anemia,
Dermatitis,
Hallucinations
B9 Folic Acid Dark Green Leafy
Vegetables like Turnip
Greens, Spinach,
Lettuce, Broccoli,
Beans,
Eggs, Meat
Macrocytic
Anemia
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12. Vitamins Chemical Name Sources Deficiency Disorders
B12 Cyanocobalamin Fish, Meat, Poultry,
Eggs, Milk, and Milk
Products like Curd
Pernicious Anaemia
C Ascorbic acid Citrus Fruits like
Orange, Kiwi, Lemon,
Grapefruit,
Gooseberry
Vegetables like
Broccoli,
Cauliflower,
Cabbage, Capsicums,
Tomatoes
Scurvy
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13. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency Disorders
D Calciferol Sunlight, Milk and
other dairy products
like cheese, butter,
curd
Rickets, Osteomalacia
E Tocopherol Vegetable Oils like
Wheat Germ,
Sunflower, Soybean,
Corn, Nuts like
Almonds, Peanuts,
Hazelnuts
Infertility,
Sterility
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14. Vitamins Chemical
Name
Sources Deficiency Disorders
K Phylloquinone Green and Leafy
Vegetables like
Cabbage,
Cauliflower,
Spinach, Tomatoes,
Egg Yolk, Meat,
Liver.
Dairy Products like
Cheese, Butter
Bleeding , Hemorrhage
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