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Fat-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Water-Soluble Vitamins B complex plus vitamin C
Required in diet
Act as enzyme cofactors
Deficiencies used to be common
People on poor diets often deficient in multiple
vitamins
B Vitamins Thiamin (B1)
Riboflavin (B2)
Niacin (B3)
Biotin
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B6
Folate
Vitamin B12
, Dietary Reference Intakes Adequate Intake
Tolerable Upper-Intake Level
Estimated Average Requirement
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Properties of Water Soluble Dissolve in water
Vitamins No real stores
Readily excreted
Function: coenzymes and antioxidants
Absorbed by portal system
Not required daily
High doses can be toxic
Subject to cooking and food storage losses
Properties of Fat Soluble Vitamins Fat soluble
Stored in tissues
Remain in adipose and liver
Function: hormones, blood clotting, antioxidants
Absorbed by lymphatic system with fats
(chylomicrons)
Not required daily
High doses can be toxic
Digestion of fat soluble vitamins Require bile acids for absorption
Require digestive enzymes for absorption
Absorbed in the similar manner of fats
Little vitamin K production by gut bacteria
Retinol Vitamin A
Retinal Visual Cycle
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Terms in this set (225)
Fat-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Water-Soluble Vitamins B complex plus vitamin C
Required in diet
Act as enzyme cofactors
Deficiencies used to be common
People on poor diets often deficient in multiple
vitamins
B Vitamins Thiamin (B1)
Riboflavin (B2)
Niacin (B3)
Biotin
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B6
Folate
Vitamin B12
, Dietary Reference Intakes Adequate Intake
Tolerable Upper-Intake Level
Estimated Average Requirement
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Properties of Water Soluble Dissolve in water
Vitamins No real stores
Readily excreted
Function: coenzymes and antioxidants
Absorbed by portal system
Not required daily
High doses can be toxic
Subject to cooking and food storage losses
Properties of Fat Soluble Vitamins Fat soluble
Stored in tissues
Remain in adipose and liver
Function: hormones, blood clotting, antioxidants
Absorbed by lymphatic system with fats
(chylomicrons)
Not required daily
High doses can be toxic
Digestion of fat soluble vitamins Require bile acids for absorption
Require digestive enzymes for absorption
Absorbed in the similar manner of fats
Little vitamin K production by gut bacteria
Retinol Vitamin A
Retinal Visual Cycle
