vitamin B5
Helps convert food into energy. Helps make lipids (fats), neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, and hemoglobin
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Vitamin
PANTOTHENIC ACID (vitamin B5)
PANTOTHENIC ACID (vitamin B5)
Recommended amount
M: 5 mg, W: 5 mg
M: 5 mg, W: 5 mg
Upper limit
Not known
Not known
Good food sources
Wide variety of nutritious foods, including chicken, egg yolk, whole grains, broccoli, mushrooms, avocados, tomato products
Wide variety of nutritious foods, including chicken, egg yolk, whole grains, broccoli, mushrooms, avocados, tomato products
Additional note
Deficiency causes burning feet and other neurologic symptoms.
Deficiency causes burning feet and other neurologic symptoms.
Category
Vitamin
Vitamin
Credit
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/listing_of_vitamins
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/listing_of_vitamins