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Vitamin Chemical Name and Approximate Year of discovery

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S.No.
Approximate Year of discovery
Vitamin / Chemical Name
Food source
Deficiency Disease
Food sources
1
1913
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Cod liver oil
Night blindness,
Keratomalacia
from animal origin as Vitamin A / all-trans-Retinol: Fish in general, liver and dairy products;
from plant origin as provitamin A / all-trans-beta-carotene: orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach;
2
1910
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Rice bran
Beriberi,
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Pork, oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs
3
1920
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Eggs
Ariboflavinosis
Dairy products, bananas, green beans, asparagus
4
1936
Vitamin B3 (Niacin, niacinamide)
Liver
Pellagra
Meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts
5
1931
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Liver
Paresthesia
Meat, broccoli, avocados
6
1934
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal)
Rice bran
Anemia, peripheral neuropathy.
Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas
7
1931
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
Liver
Dermatitis, enteritis
Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables
8
1941
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid, folinic acid)
Liver
Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects
Leafy vegetables, pasta, bread, cereal, liver
9
1926
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, methylcobalamin)
Liver
Megalob-lastic anemia
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk
10
1920
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
Lemons
Scurvy
Many fruits and vegetables, liver
11
1920
Vitamin D (Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol)
Cod liver oil
Rickets and Osteomalacia
Lichen, eggs, liver, certain fish species such as sardines, certain mushroom species such as shiitake
12
1922
Vitamin E (Tocopherols, tocotrienols)
Wheat germ oil,
Cosmetics and liver
Sterility, Deficiency is very rare; mild hemolytic anemiain newborn infants
Many fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and seed oils
13
1929
Vitamin K (phylloquinone, menaquinones)
Alfalfa
Hemophilia, Bleeding diathesis
Leafy green vegetables such as spinach; egg yolks; liver



Year of discovery
Vitamin
Food source
1910
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Rice bran
1913
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Cod liver oil
1920
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Meatdairy productseggs
1920
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
Citrus, most fresh foods
1920
Vitamin D (Calciferol)
Cod liver oil
1922
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
Wheat germ oil,
unrefined vegetable oils
1929
Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
Leaf vegetables
1931
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Meat, whole grains,
in many foods
1931
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
Meat, dairy products, Eggs
1934
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Meat, dairy products
1936
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Meat, grains
1941
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)
Leaf vegetables
1948[56]
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamins)
Meat, organs (Liver), Eggs


     
             
        

                 
   

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