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Vitamin B Complex Definition
What Is Vitamin B Complex?

A group of vitamins that are found widely in foods and are essential for normal function of certain enzymes and for growth. Vitamin B complex is a group of vitamins that are found widely in foods and are essential for normal function of certain enzymes and for growth. It consists of 12 related water-soluble substances. Eight are considered essential vitamins because they need to be included in the diet. Four are not essential because the body can synthesize them. Although these vitamins are chemically distinct, they are grouped together because they are found with one another in the same foods. Due to their water solubility most are not stored for any length of time, and must be replenished daily. The eight vitamins have both names and corresponding numbers. They include Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (niacin, includes nicotinic acid and nicotinamide), Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine), Vitamin B7 (biotin), also known as vitamin H, Vitamin B9 (folic acid), also, vitamin M, Vitamin B12 (various cobalamins; commonly cyanocobalamin in vitamin supplements).

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