Vitamin B is a
complex of several vitamins. The name arises because it was once considered a
single vitamin, much like Vitamin C or Vitamin D. Since later research has shown
it is in fact a complex of chemically distinct vitamins that happen to often
coexist in the same foods, the name has gradually declined in use, being
replaced by the generic term "the B vitamins", the vitamin B complex, or by the
specific names of each vitamin.
The B vitamins are:
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B-2, also Vitamin G (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B-3, also Vitamin P or Vitamin PP (Niacin)
Vitamin B-5 (Pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine and Pyridoxamine)
Vitamin B-7, also Vitamin H (Biotin)
Vitamin B-9, also Vitamin M (Folic acid) - important for pregnancies
Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin)
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