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Vitamins are the organic compounds we need for proper metabolic function, in small portions. Vitamins are obtained by our food intake daily. Different Vitamins have different roles in our body. Around 100 years ago the world saw a lot of vitamins deficiency diseases, all vitamins were discovered between
1913 – 1948.
Our body does not synthesis vitamins on its own, so we need to include vitamin rich food in our diet. There are 13 vitamins as identified by scientific community:
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B7
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Sources of Vitamins in our daily life:
Vitamin A: Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, spinach, mangoes, fortified milk etc
Vitamin B1: Peas, whole grain bread, meat, nuts etc.
Vitamin B2: Wild rice, Mushrooms, Soybeans, Milk, Yogurt, Eggs, Broccoli, Spinach etc.
Vitamin B3: Brown rice, Fortified cereals and breads, Nuts, seeds, Legumes, Bananas etc.
Vitamin B5: Fortified cereals, Organ meats (liver, kidney) Chicken breast, Mushrooms, Avocados, Nuts, seeds, Dairy milk.
Vitamin B6: Fish, beef liver and other organ meats, potatoes and other starchy vegetables, and fruit (other than citrus).
Vitamin B7: Eggs (cooked), Salmon, Avocados, Pork, Sweet potato, Nuts, seeds.
Vitamin B9: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, asparagus and peas.
Vitamin B12: Animal meat, dairy products, eggs.
Fun fact: Vitamin B12 forms when we eat fermented foods with probiotic, e.g.: Dosa and curds.
Vitamin D: Fortified milk and cereals, fatty fish (one form of vitamin D is synthesized in skin cells when they are exposed to a certain wavelength of ultraviolet light present in sunlight)
Vitamin E: vegetables oils, leafy green vegetables, whole grains, nuts etc
Vitamin K: Cabbage, eggs, milk, spinach, broccoli etc
Governments have mandated the addition of some vitamins to staple foods such as flour or milk, referred to as food fortification, to prevent deficiencies among the wider population. This is why you can see “fortified” written in a few food products.
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