Thursday, December 10, 2009

Vegetables Containing Vitamins


Vegetables act as excellent sources of distinctive kinds of vitamins. Vitamins also tend to get lost due to the cooking technique used to prepare food. Eating vegetables high in vitamins goes a long way in improving your health fitness. So, check out vitamins in vegetables and get a complete knowledge as to which vegetable contains what kind of vitamin.

Here is a list depicting vegetables containing vitamins:

Vitamin A: sweet potato, kale, carrots, spinach, avocado, broccoli, peas, asparagus and green pepper

Vitamin B1 (thiamine): peas and avocado

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): avocado

Vitamin B3 (niacin): avocado, peas, potatoes, mushrooms, corn, artichoke, asparagus, lima beans, sweet potato, kale, broccoli, carrots and green pepper.

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): avocado, sweet potato, potatoes, corn, lima beans, artichoke, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots

Vitamin B6 (pryidoxine): avocado, peas, potatoes and carrots

Vitamin B9 (folate/folic acid): lima beans, asparagus, avocado, peas, artichoke, spinach, broccoli, corn, sweet potato, kale, potatoes, carrots, onions and green pepper

Vitamin B12: none

Vitamin C: artichoke, asparagus, avocado, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumber, green pepper, kale, lima beans, mushrooms, onions, peas, potatoes, spinach and sweet potato

Vitamin D: mushrooms

Vitamin E: none

Vitamin K: Vitamin K is found in significant quantities in leafy vegetables like broccoli, spinach and kale

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