Abstract
The B complex nutrients are examples of water-soluble nutrients which might be effectively absorbed from a healthy intestine and effortlessly eliminated thru renal excretion. B complex vitamin is known as the energy vitamins and strain warring parties. They get this recognition because they’re intimately involved in cellular energy metabolism, particularly the glycolytic, Krebs cycle, and pentose pathways. The B vitamins act as cofactors in changing carbohydrates into glucose which the body burns to produce energy. They are required for their important physiological features and are widespread participants to the preservation of most effective fitness. Multiple B-diet deficiencies are quite not unusual. Consequently, a balanced food plan, together with a complete spectrum of B nutrients, is generally wished, while any of them are found to be deficient. In other words, if at least one B vitamin is found to be deficient, the full spectrum should be considered to be deficient, unless proven otherwise. Conversely, their healing fee is restricted to supplementation for the duration of states of deficiency given that they have no any extra benefits in the presence of a good enough dietary consumption. This chapter presents and offers a scientific overview of B complex vitamins describing their chemistry, structure, functionality, safety/toxicity, oral delivery, and their applications in functional foods.
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Mahmudiono, T., Haliman, C.D. (2023). B Vitamins. In: Jafari, S.M., Rashidinejad, A., Simal-Gandara, J. (eds) Handbook of Food Bioactive Ingredients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28109-9_27
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