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==List of vitamins== {| class="wikitable sortable col3center" |- ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Vitamin ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | [[Vitamer]]s ! scope="col" | [[Solubility]] ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | U.S. [[Reference Daily Intake|recommended dietary allowances]]<br /> per day<br /> ages 19–70)<ref name=DRITable /> ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Deficiency disease(s) ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Overdose syndrome/symptoms ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Food sources |- ! colspan="2" scope="row" | [[vitamin A|A]] | {{Unbulleted list | all-''trans''-[[retinol]] ([[retinal]], [[retinoic acid]], [[retinoids]]) | provitamin A [[carotenoid]]s ([[alpha-carotene]], [[beta-carotene]], [[gamma-carotene]]) | [[xanthophyll]] beta-[[cryptoxanthin]] }} | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | 900 μg/700 μg | [[night blindness]], [[hyperkeratosis]], and [[keratomalacia]]<ref name="GOVa">{{cite web| url = http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamina.asp| title = Vitamin A: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals| work = [[National Institute of Health]]: Office of Dietary Supplements| date = 5 June 2013| access-date = 3 August 2013| archive-date = 23 September 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923181436/http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamina.asp| url-status = dead}}</ref> | [[hypervitaminosis A]] | from animal origin as vitamin A / all-''trans''-retinol: fish in general, liver and dairy products; from plant origin as provitamin A / all-''trans''-beta-carotene: orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach |- ! rowspan="8" | [[B vitamins|B]] ! scope="row" | [[vitamin B1|B<sub>1</sub>]] | {{Unbulleted list | [[thiamine]] | [[thiamine monophosphate]] | [[thiamine pyrophosphate]] }} | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 1.2 mg/1.1 mg | [[beriberi]], [[Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome]] | drowsiness and muscle relaxation<ref>{{cite web |title = Thiamin, vitamin B1: MedlinePlus Supplements| url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-thiamin.html|work=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health }}</ref> |pork, wholemeal grains, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs |- ! scope="row" | [[vitamin B2|B<sub>2</sub>]] | {{Unbulleted list | [[riboflavin]] | [[flavin mononucleotide]] (FMN) | [[flavin adenine dinucleotide]] (FAD) }} | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 1.3 mg/1.1 mg | [[ariboflavinosis]], [[glossitis]], [[angular stomatitis]] | |dairy products, bananas, green beans, asparagus |- ! scope="row" | [[vitamin B3|B<sub>3</sub>]] | {{Unbulleted list | [[nicotinic acid]] | [[niacinamide]] | [[nicotinamide riboside]] }} | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 16 mg/14 mg | [[pellagra]] | [[liver]] damage (doses > 2g/day)<ref>{{cite book|editor=Hardman, J.G.|title=Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics|edition=10th|page=992|isbn=978-0071354691|date=2001|publisher=McGraw-Hill |display-editors=etal}}</ref> and [[niacin (nutrient)|other problems]] |meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts |- ! scope="row" | [[vitamin B5|B<sub>5</sub>]] | {{Unbulleted list | [[pantothenic acid]] | [[panthenol]] | [[pantethine]] }} | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 5 mg/5 mg | [[paresthesia]] | diarrhea; possibly nausea and heartburn.<ref>{{cite web |title = Pantothenic acid, dexpanthenol: MedlinePlus Supplements|url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-vitaminb5.html|access-date = 5 October 2009|website=MedlinePlus}}</ref> |meat, broccoli, avocados |- ! [[vitamin B6|B<sub>6</sub>]] | [[pyridoxine]], [[pyridoxamine]], [[pyridoxal]] | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 1.3–1.7 mg/1.2–1.5 mg | [[anemia]],<ref name="GOVb6">[http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb6.asp Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets Vitamin B6] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923181520/http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb6.asp |date=23 September 2009 }}. Dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov (15 September 2011). Retrieved on 3 August 2013.</ref> [[peripheral neuropathy]] | impairment of [[proprioception]], nerve damage (doses > 100 mg/day)<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.nap.edu/read/6015/chapter/9#150|title=Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline|last1=Institute of Medicine|author-link=Institute of Medicine|publisher=The National Academies Press|year=1998|isbn=978-0-309-06554-2|location=Washington, DC|pages=150–195|chapter=Vitamin B<sub>6</sub>|doi=10.17226/6015|pmid=23193625|lccn=00028380|oclc=475527045}}</ref> |meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas |- ! [[biotin|B<sub>7</sub>]] | [[biotin]] | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | AI: 30 μg/30 μg | [[dermatitis]], [[enteritis]] | |raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables |- ! [[folate|B<sub>9</sub>]] | [[folate]]s, [[folic acid]] | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 400 μg/400 μg | style="text-align:left;"| [[megaloblastic anemia]] and deficiency during pregnancy is associated with [[birth defects]] (e.g., [[neural tube|neural-tube]] defects) | may mask symptoms of vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency; [[folate#Toxicity|other effects]]. |leafy vegetables, pasta, bread, cereal, liver |- ! [[vitamin B12|B<sub>12</sub>]] | [[cyanocobalamin]], [[hydroxocobalamin]], [[methylcobalamin]], [[adenosylcobalamin]] | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 2.4 μg/2.4 μg | [[vitamin B12 deficiency anemia|vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency anemia]]<ref name="GOVb12">[http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets Vitamin B12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923181407/http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp |date=23 September 2009 }}. Dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov (24 June 2011). Retrieved on 3 August 2013.</ref> | none proven |meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk |- ! colspan="2" |[[vitamin C|C]] | [[ascorbic acid]] | {{CellCategory |4 |water |align=mc}} | 90 mg/75 mg | [[scurvy]] | stomach pain, diarrhoea, and flatulence.<ref name="NHS">[https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-c/ Vitamins and minerals] (3 March 2017). Retrieved on 2 June 2020.</ref> |many fruits and vegetables, liver |- ! rowspan="5" |[[vitamin D|D]] ! style="whitespace:nowrap;" |[[vitamin D1|D<sub>1</sub>]] | mixture of molecular compounds of [[ergocalciferol]] with [[lumisterol]], 1:1 | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | rowspan="5" | 15 μg/15 μg | rowspan="5" | [[rickets]] and [[osteomalacia]] | rowspan="5" | [[hypervitaminosis D]] | |- ![[vitamin D2|D<sub>2</sub>]] |[[ergocalciferol]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} |sunlight-exposed mushrooms and [[yeast]] |- ![[vitamin D3|D<sub>3</sub>]] |[[cholecalciferol]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} |fatty fish (mackerel, salmon, sardines), fish liver oils, eggs from hens fed vitamin D |- ![[vitamin D4|D<sub>4</sub>]] |[[22-dihydroergocalciferol]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | |- ![[vitamin D5|D<sub>5</sub>]] |[[sitocalciferol]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | |- ! colspan="2" |[[vitamin E|E]] | [[tocopherol]]s, [[tocotrienol]]s | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | 15 mg/15 mg | align="left" | deficiency is very rare; mild [[hemolytic anemia]] in newborn infants<ref name="Merck">[http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch154/ch154a.html The Merck Manual: Nutritional Disorders: Vitamin Introduction] Please select specific vitamins from the list at the top of the page.</ref> | possible increased incidence of congestive heart failure.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132081136.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160910063328/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132081136.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 10 September 2016 |title=Does vitamin E cause congestive heart failure? (Literature Review & Commentary) | vauthors = Gaby AR |date=2005 |work=Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients }}</ref><ref name="Higdon">{{cite web | vauthors = Higdon J | date = 2011 | url = http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminE/ | title = Vitamin E recommendations | work = Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center }}</ref> |many fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and seed oils |- ! rowspan="2" |[[vitamin K|K]] ! [[vitamin K1|K<sub>1</sub>]] | [[phylloquinone]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} | rowspan="2" | AI: 110 μg/120 μg | rowspan="2" | [[bleeding diathesis]] | rowspan="2" | decreased anticoagulation effect of [[warfarin]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rohde LE, de Assis MC, Rabelo ER | title = Dietary vitamin K intake and anticoagulation in elderly patients | journal = Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 120–124 | date = January 2007 | pmid = 17143047 | doi = 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328011c46c | s2cid = 20484616 }}</ref> | leafy green vegetables such as spinach |- ![[vitamin K2|K<sub>2</sub>]] |[[menaquinone]] | {{CellCategory |1 |fat |align=mc}} |poultry and eggs, ''[[nattō]]'', beef, pork, or fish |}
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