Term | Definition |
Vitamin A | Prevents night blindness, promotes growth, healthy skin, and reproductive function |
Sources of VITAMIN A | Fish, sweet potatoes, leafy green vegetables |
Vitamin D | Helps absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus; strong bones |
Sources of VITAMIN D | Sunlight, eggs, fortified dairy products, sardines, cod liver oil, chicken liver, and fatty fish |
Vitamin E | Antioxidant; prevents cell membrane damage |
Sources of VITAMIN E | Vegetable oil, nuts, seeds, olives, spinach and asparagus |
Vitamin K | Helps blood clotting and bone development |
Sources of VITAMIN K | Leafy green vegetables, meat, milk, egg yolks, and tomatoes |
Vitamin C | Promotes healing; antioxidant; improves iron absorption |
Sources of VITAMIN C | Citrus fruits, strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, leafy vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products |
Thiamine (B1) | Coenzyme used in carbohydrate metabolism (CHO)
Sources
Pork, legumes, peanuts, enriched or whole grain products |
Riboflavin (B2) | Catabolism and use of carbs, fats and proteins
Sources:
Dairy products, meats, eggs, enriched grain products, green leafy vegetables |
Niacin (B3) | Coenzyme used in energy metabolism
Sources
Nuts and meats |
Pyridoxine (B6) | Coenzyme used in amino acid metabolism
Sources
High protein foods |
Folic Acid (B9) | Coenzyme used in DNA and RNA metabolism; builds red blood cells
Sources
Green vegetables, orange juice, nuts, legumes and grain products |
Cobalamin (B12) | Coenzyme used in DNA and RNA metabolism; builds red blood cells; cellular growth
Sources
Fish, shell fish, meat, eggs, and dairy |