At first, vitamin B vitamin considered as a single without sharing kind as we know it today.
Supplements containing all eight B vitamins known as vitamin B complex supplement.
Eight types of vitamin B are as follows:
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
• Vitamin B3 (niacin, includes nicotinic acid and nicotinamide)
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine)
• Vitamin B7 (biotin), also known as vitamin H
• Vitamin B9 (folic acid), also known as vitamin M
• Vitamin B12 (various cobalamins types)
Main Functions Vitamin B
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - helps the body convert carbohydrates into energy and helps in the metabolism of protein and fat.
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - needed to facilitate a variety of chemical reactions in the energy cycle.
• Vitamin B3 (niacin, includes nicotinic acid and nicotinamide) - helps metabolize carbohydrates.
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) - facilitate a number of metabolic reactions that are important for body growth.
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine) - is a coenzyme for several enzymes involved in the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
• Vitamin B7 (biotin), also known as vitamin H - plays a role in the metabolism of fat formation and utilization of carbon dioxide.
• Vitamin B9 (folic acid), or vitamin M - required for the synthesis of nucleic acids and the formation of red blood cells.
• Vitamin B12 (various cobalamins) - a complex crystalline compound which is essential for all cells, especially cells in the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, and bone marrow.
Food Sources of Vitamin B
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - Thiamine is found in whole grain cereals, bread, red meat, egg yolks, green leafy vegetables, beans, sweet corn, brown rice, fruit, and yeast.
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - Riboflavin is found in whole grain products, milk, meat, eggs, cheese and peas.
• Vitamin B3 (niacin, includes nicotinic acid and nicotinamide) - Niacin is found in protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, milk, eggs, beans, potatoes and peanuts.
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) - Pantothenic acid is found in meat, nuts and whole grain cereals.
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine) - Some foods that contain vitamin B6 are liver, meat, brown rice, fish, butter, wheat germ, whole grain cereals, and soybeans.
• Vitamin B7 (biotin), also known as vitamin H - Foods containing vitamin B7 include liver, egg yolk, green vegetables, and whole grains.
• Vitamin B9 (folic acid), or vitamin M - Folic acid is found in many foods, including yeast, liver, green vegetables, and whole grain cereals.
• Vitamin B12 (various cobalamins) - Vitamin B12 can be found in liver, meat, egg yolk, poultry and milk.
