 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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 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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 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcsH8bBglxQ&t=772s
Find the video tutorial on the same on YouTube.
Link is given below.

Vitamins

  • 2.
     Natural andEssential Nutrients required for proper growth and functioning of body.  Required in small amounts in diet.  Cannot be synthesized by body. Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 3.
     Polish AmericanBiochemist “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. Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 4.
     Proper Growthand 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. Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 5.
    Find us on: Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom Vitamins Fat Soluble Vitamins Water Soluble Vitamins A D E K B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B9 B12 C Non B-ComplexB-Complex
  • 6.
    Find us on: Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom 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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    Find us on: Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom Animal Sources Plant Sources
  • 8.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources DeficiencyDisorders 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 9.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources Deficiency Disorders B2Riboflavin 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 10.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources Deficiency Disorders B5Pantothenic 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 11.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources Deficiency B7Biotin 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 12.
    Vitamins Chemical NameSources 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 13.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources DeficiencyDisorders 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 Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 14.
    Vitamins Chemical Name Sources DeficiencyDisorders K Phylloquinone Green and Leafy Vegetables like Cabbage, Cauliflower, Spinach, Tomatoes, Egg Yolk, Meat, Liver. Dairy Products like Cheese, Butter Bleeding , Hemorrhage Find us on : Wow Chemistry by Dr. Koomkoom
  • 15.
    THANK YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcsH8bBglxQ&t=772s Find thevideo tutorial on the same on YouTube. Link is given below.