General science

Vitamin generic
descriptor name
Vitamer chemical name(s) (list not complete)
Deficiency disease
Upper Intake Level
(UL/day)
[18]
Overdose disease
Good sources
Retinol, retinal, and
four
 carotenoids
including
 beta carotene
Fat
900 µg
3,000 µg
Orange vegetables carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach
Fat
5.0 µg–10 µg[27]
50 µg
Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms
Fat
15.0 mg
Deficiency is very rare; mildhemolytic anemia in newborn infants.[28]
1,000 mg
Increased congestive heart failure seen in one large randomized study.[29]
Many fruits and vegetables
Fat
120 µg
N/D
Increases coagulation in patients taking warfarin.[30]
Leafy green vegetables such as spinach
Water
5.0 mg[23]
N/D
Diarrhea; possibly nausea and heartburn.[24]
Meat, broccoli, avocados
Water
1.3–1.7 mg
100 mg
Impairment of proprioception, nerve damage (doses > 100 mg/day)
Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas
Water
16.0 mg
35.0 mg
Liver damage (doses > 2g/day)[22]and other problems
Meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts
Water
1.3 mg
N/D
Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, asparagus
Water
1.2 mg
N/D[20]
Drowsiness or muscle relaxation with large doses.[21]
Oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, kale, cauliflower, potatoes, liver, eggs
Water
2.4 µg
N/D
Acne-like rash [causality is not conclusively established].
Meat and other animal products
Water
400 µg
Megaloblast and Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects
1,000 µg
May mask symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency; other effects.
Leafy vegetables, pasta, bread, cereal, liver
Water
30.0 µg
N/D
Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, certain vegetables
Water
90.0 mg
2,000 mg
Many fruits and vegetables, liver