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Vitamins in Milk and Dairy Products: B-Group Vitamins

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The B-group of vitamins is composed of up to eight vitamins; however, in some cases pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7; vitamin H) and folates are described without mentioning them as B-group members.

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Nohr, D., Biesalski, H. (2009). Vitamins in Milk and Dairy Products: B-Group Vitamins. In: McSweeney, P., Fox, P. (eds) Advanced Dairy Chemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84865-5_13

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