Water-soluble vitamins

The most important thing we need to know about water-soluble vitamins is that the organism stores them only to a limited extent, so their regular consumption is essential for maintaining proper functions. We can often hear that any quantity of water-soluble vitamins can be consumed without the risk of side effects. As we can see among fat-soluble vitamins, such a summarising opinion might be misleading, because even fat-soluble vitamins differ regarding toxicity. And it also holds true the members of the water-soluble group.

• Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
• Vitamin B12 (cyano cobalamin, hydroxy cobalamin)
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
• Vitamin B3 (nicotinamide, niacin)
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
• Biotin (Vitamin H)
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
• Folic acid (pteroil glutammic acid)