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    Vitamins are a group of biochemical substances essential for the body that regulate functions such as vision, blood coagulation or bone formation.

    In this post we will learn how many there are, what they are and how they are classified.



    There are 13 vitamins that are normally classified by their solubility: water-soluble (soluble in water) and liposoluble (soluble in oils, fats, ether, chloroform and acetone):

    Water-soluble vitamins (9): Vitamin C and complex B:

    • C (Ascorbic acid).
    • B1 (Thiamin). Also called «antineuritic vitamin».
    • B2 (Riboflavin).
    • B3 (Niacin). Also called "nicotinic acid", "vitamin PP" or "antipelagra".
    • B5 (Pantothenic acid).
    • B6 (Pyridoxine).
    • B8 (Biotin). Also known as «vitamin H».
    • B9 (Folic acid). Also named as "folates".
    • B12 (cyanocobalamin).

    Fat-soluble vitamins (4):


    • A (Retinol). Also called «antineuritic vitamin».
    • D (Calciferol). Also known as «anirrachitic vitamin».
    • E (Alpha-tocopherol). Also named as «anti-sterile vitamin».
    • K (Menaquinone). Also called "menadinone" or "antihaemorrhagic vitamin".