Vitamin A
Food sources include: sweet potatoes, carrots, and leafy vegetables
What it does: Promotes good eyesight and normal functioning of the immune system.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Food sources include: Beans
What it does: Helps the body process carbohydrates and some protein.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Food sources include: almonds and asparagus
What it does: Supports many body processes, such as turning food into energy. It also helps your body make red blood cells.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Food sources include: whole grains
What it does: Helps with digestion and changing food into energy; helps make cholesterol.
Vitamin B6
Food sources include: baked potatoes with skin, bananas,peas, and spinach
What it does: Supports your nervous system. Helps the body break down proteins. Helps the body break down stored sugar.
Vitamin B12
Food sources include: soybeans
What it does: Helps with cell division and helps make red blood cells.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Food sources include: Citrus fruits, berries, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, red and green bell peppers, cabbage, and spinach
What it does: Promotes a healthy immune system and helps make collagen. It's also needed to make certain chemical messengers in the brain.
Vitamin D
Food sources include: Sunlight
What it does: Maintains bone health and helps the body process calcium; important for immune system function; may protect from cancer.
Vitamin E
Food sources include: Leafy green vegetables, almonds, hazelnuts, and vegetable oils like sunflower, canola, and soybean
What it does: As an antioxidant, it helps protect cells from damage.
Folate (Folic Acid)
Food sources include: lima, lentil, kidney, and garbanzo beans; and dark leafy vegetables
What it does: Promotes cell development, prevents birth defects, promotes heart health, and helps red blood cells form.
Vitamin K
Food sources include: Leafy green vegetables like parsley, chard, and kale; broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage; and fruits such as avocado. kiwi, and grapes
What it does: Helps blood clot and maintains bone health.