Types of Vitamins |
Deficiency Diseases |
Good Sources |
A (Retinol) |
Night blindness |
liver, cod liver oil, carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, butter, kale, spinach, pumpkins, collard greens, some cheeses, eggs, apricots, cantaloupe melon, and milk. |
B1 (Thiamine) |
Beri-beri |
yeast, pork, cereal grains, sunflower seeds, brown rice, whole grain rye, asparagus, kale, cauliflower, potatoes, oranges, liver, and eggs. |
B2 (Riboflavin) |
Retarded growth, bad skin |
asparagus, bananas, persimmons, okra, chard, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, meat, eggs, fish, and green beans. |
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) |
Anemia |
fish, shellfish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk and other dairy products, fortified cereals, fortified soy products, and fortified nutritional yeast. |
C (Ascorbic acid) |
Scurvy |
fruit and vegetables, but cooking destroy vitamin C (citrus fruit, such as oranges and orange juice, pepper, strawberries, blackcurrants, broccoli, Potatoes) |
D (Calciferol) |
Rickets |
Exposure to UVB rays from the sun or other sources causes the body to produce vitamin D. Fatty fish, eggs, beef liver, and mushrooms also contain the vitamin. |
Vitamin E (tocopherol, tocotrienol) |
This is rare, hemolytic anemia in newborns (destroys blood cells.) |
wheat germ, kiwis, almonds, eggs, nuts, leafy greens, and vegetable oils. |
K (Phylloquinone) |
Excessive bleeding due to injury |
natto, leafy greens, pumpkins, figs, and parsley |