Vitamins - Significant food sources and use
B1 (thiamin) Supports energy metabolism and nerve function. Significant food sources: spinach, green
peas, tomato juice, watermelon, sunflower seeds, and soy milk.
B2 (riboflavin) Supports energy metabolism,
normal vision and skin health. Significant food sources are spinach, broccoli, and mushrooms.
B3 (niacin)
Supports energy metabolism, skin health, nervous system and digestive system. Significant food sources can be found in spinach,
potatoes, and tomato juice.
Biotin - Energy metabolism, fat synthesis, amino acid metabolism, glycogen
synthesis. It is widespread in foods.
Pantothenic Acid Supports energy metabolism. It is also widespread
in foods.
B6 (pyridoxine) - Amino acid and fatty acid metabolism, red blood cell production. Significant
food sources are bananas, watermelon, tomato juice, broccoli, spinach, acorn squash, potatoes, and white rice.
Folate
Supports DNA synthesis and new cell formation. Significant food sources are tomato juice, green beans, broccoli, spinach,
asparagus, okra, black-eyed peas, lentils, navy, pinto and garbanzo beans.
B12 is used in new cell
synthesis, helps break down fatty acids and amino acids, supports nerve cell maintenance. It is synthesis in the body.
C
(ascorbic acid) - Collagen synthesis, amino acid metabolism, helps iron absorption, immunity, antioxidant. Significant
food sources are spinach, broccoli, red bell peppers, snow peas, tomato juice, kiwi, mango, orange, grapefruit juice, and
strawberries.
A (retinol) Supports vision, skin, bone and tooth growth, immunity and reproduction.
Significant food sources are mango, broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, tomato juice, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin.
D
Promotes bone mineralization, it is self-synthesis via sunlight.
E is an antioxidant, and is used
for regulation of oxidation reactions. It supports cell membrane stabilization. Significant food sources are polyunsaturated
plant oils (soybean, corn and canola oils), wheat germ, sunflower seeds, tofu, avocado, and sweet potatoes.
K
- Synthesis of blood-clotting proteins, regulates blood calcium and can be found in brussels sprouts, leafy green vegetables,
spinach, broccoli, and cabbage.
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