Vitamins & Minerals. Micronutrients.
Micronutrients are those which are needed to very small amount to our body which vary from a fraction of milligram to several grams. Micronutrients include Vitamins and Minerals.
Vitamins are a class of organic compound categorized as essential nutrients. Vitamins do not produce energy but enable the body to use other nutrients. Since our body cannot synthesize them so they must be provided by food. A well balanced diet provides in most instances the vitamins need of a healthy individual.
Minerals are chemical elements present in human body required for growth repair and regulation of vital body functions.
Vitamins needed by the human body.
List of Vitamins needed by human body:
- Vitamin A - Also known as: Retinol, Beta Carotene
- Vitamin B1 - Also known as: Thiamine
- Vitamin B2 - Also known as: Riboflavin (Vitamin G reclassified)
- Vitamin B3 - Also known as: Niacin, Nicotinic Acid, Niacinamide (Vitamin PP reclassified)
- Vitamin B4 - Also known as: Adenine
- Vitamin B5 - Also known as: Pantothenic Acid, Panthenol, Pantethine
- Vitamin B6 - Also known as: Pyridoxine
- Biotin (Vitamin B7) - (Vitamin H reclassified)
- Vitamin B8 - Also known as: Adenylic Acid, Ergadenylic Acid, Adenosine Monophosphate
- Folic acid (Vitamin B9) - Also known as: Folacin, Folate, Folinic Acid, Pteroylglutamic Acid(Vitamin M reclassified)
- Vitamin B10 - Also known as: Pteroylmonoglutamic acid (Vitamin R reclassified)
- Vitamin B11 - Also known as: Salicylic acid (Vitamin S reclassified)
- Vitamin B12 - Also known as: Cobalamin, Cyanocobalamin, Methylcobalamin
- Vitamin B13 - Also known as: Orotic Acid, Pyrimidinecarboxylic Acid
- Vitamin B14
- Vitamin B15 - Also known as: Pangamic Acid, Pangametin, Calcium Pangamate
- Vitamin B17 - Also known as: Laetrile, Amygdalin, Linamarin, Prunasin, Dhurrin, Lotaustralin, Sambunigrin, Prulaurasin, Triglochinin, Linustatin, Neolinustatin
- Choline
- Vitamin C - Also known as: Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate
- Vitamin D - Also known as: Ergocalciferol, Calciferol (D2), Cholecalciferol (D3)
- Vitamin E - Also known as: Alpha-tocopherol, Alpha-tocopheryl
- Vitamin F - Essential fatty acids - Also known as: Arachadonic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Linoleic Acid
- Inositol
- Vitamin J - Also known as: Catechol, Flavin
- Vitamin K - Also known as: Menadione, Menaquinone, Phylloquinone, Phytomenadione
- Vitamin L1 - Also known as: Anthranilic Acid, Ortho-Aminobenzoic Acid
- Vitamin L2 - Also known as: Adenyl Thiomethylpentose
- Vitamin N - Also known as: Thioctic Acid, Alpha-lipoic Acid
- Vitamin O (Vitamin Bt) - Also known as: Carnitine, L-Carnitine, Acetyl L-Carnitine
- Vitamin P - Also known as: Flavonoids, Rutin, Hesperidin, Citrus Bioflavonoids, Quercetin
- PABA - Also known as: Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
- PQQ - Also known as: Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
- Vitamin Q - Also known as: Co-Enzyme Q10
- Vitamin T - Also known as: Tegotin, Torutilin, Termitin
- Vitamin U - Also known as: Cabagin-U, Methylmethioninesulfonium Chloride, Smethylmethionine
- Vitamin V - Also known as: Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Minerals needed by the human body
List of Minerals needed by human body:
- Zinc
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Potassium
- Chlorine
- Iron
- Chromium
- Sodium
- Manganese
- Phosphorus
- Copper
- Iodine
- Selenium
- Molybdenum
- Fluorine
- Cobalt
- Boron
- Sulfur
- Strontium
- Nickel
Amino Acids Supplements - micronutrients: vitamins and minerals
