vitamin B
Last reviewed 09/2022
Vitamin B is not one compound but a range of water-soluble vitamins with little structural similarity. They are grouped together because:
- they all act as coenzymes
- they all tend to assimilate together in similar foods e.g. milk and cereals
The group includes:
- vitamin B1 - thiamine
- vitamin B2 - riboflavin
- vitamin B6 - pyridoxine
- vitamin B12 - cyanocobalamin