Vitamin D Vitamin D Other Name(s): calciferol (vitamin D-3), cholecalciferol, dihydrotachysterol (a synthetic vitamin D), ergocalciferol (vitamin D-2), ergosterol (provitamin D-2), 7-dehydrocholesterol (provit...
Folic acid Folic Acid Other name(s): vitamin B 9 , folacin, folate, tetrahydrofolic acid, tetrahydropteroylglutamic acid, THF General description Folic acid, folate, or vitamin B 9 , is a water-soluble vitamin....
Biotin Biotin Other name(s): vitamin H (archaic), coenzyme R, d-biotin, hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thienol[3,4-d]-imidazole-4-pentatonoic acid General description Biotin is classified as a B vitamin. It is water so...
Vitamin K Vitamin K Other name(s): antihemorrhagic factor, menadiol, menadione (vitamin K-3), menaquinone (vitamin K-2), methylphytyl naphthoquinone, phylloquinone (vitamin K-1), phytonadione General descripti...
Vitamin E Vitamin E Other name(s): alpha tocopherol, alpha-tocopherol, tocotrienol, 5,7,8 trimethyl-tocotrienol General description Vitamin E is a series of fat-soluble compounds called tocopherols. Alpha-toco...
Vitamin C Vitamin C Other Name(s): anti-scorbutic agent, ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbate, dehydroascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate General Description Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin found ...
Pyridoxine Pyridoxine Other name(s): vitamin B 6 , pyridoxal phosphate, pyridoxamine, pyridoxol, pyridoxyl-5-phosphate General description Pyridoxine, also known as vitamin B 6 , is a water-soluble vitamin. Lik...
Pantothenic Acid Pantothenic Acid Other name(s): vitamin B 5 , chick antidermatitis factor (archaic), pantothenyl alcohol General description Pantothenic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that belongs to the B group of...
Riboflavin Riboflavin Other name(s): vitamin B 2 , lactoflavin General description Riboflavin is a member of the B family of vitamins ( B Complex ). Riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin and excess amounts are ...
Niacin Niacin Other name(s): vitamin B 3 , niacinamide, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, nicotinic acid amide General description Niacin is a member of the B family of vitamins ( B Complex ). Niacin is a water...
Thiamin Thiamin Other name(s): vitamin B-1, thiamin (U.S. spelling), thiamine (European spelling) General description Thiamin is a member of the B family of vitamins ( B Complex ). It was the first water-sol...
Vitamin A Vitamin A Other name(s): b-carotene, beta-carotene , retinol, vitamin A-1 General description Vitamin A, or retinol, was the first substance isolated in the group called vitamins. It is one of the fo...
Vitamin B-12 Vitamin B 12 Other name(s): cobalamin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin General description Vitamin B 12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for cell division and is found only in animal-bas...
Lecithin Lecithin Lecithin is also known as alpha-phosphatidylcholines, lecithinum ex soya, sojalecithin, or soy lecithin. General description Lecithin does not refer to a single chemical but rather to a grou...
Beta-Carotene Beta-Carotene Other name(s) vitamin A , b-carotene, provitamin A General Beta-carotene belongs to a group of provitamins which are related to vitamin A , called carotenoids. Their reddish-violet pigm...
Choline Choline Other name(s) choline bitartrate, choline chloride, choline dihydrogen General description Choline is a water-soluble component of many important chemicals within the body. Although not all c...
Vitamin B Complex Vitamin B Complex General description Vitamin B-complex contains all the vitamins in the B group. It appears that the different B vitamins are related to each other and work closely together in the b...