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Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.
Examples of riboflavin in a Sentence
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is essential in growth, production and repair of body tissue including hair.
Dark yellow urine is an indication of dehydration although vitamin supplements containing riboflavin will color the urine dark yellow.
However, alcohol consumption and oral contraceptives may cause a riboflavin deficiency.
Benefits of riboflavin intake include healthy vision and skin, and (as already mentioned) a possible preventive effect against migraines.
Eliminating milk from the diet can result in deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D, riboflavin, and protein.
The vitamins include vitamins D, E, A, and K (fat-soluble vitamins), and folate (folic acid), vitamin B12, biotin, vitamin B6, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (water-soluble vitamins).
In addition, foods high in vitamin A, riboflavin, and vitamin B 12 should be included in the daily diet to compensate for the nutrients normally found in cow's milk.
In fact, according to the package label, the product contains 300% of the RDA for Vitamin C, yet just 25% of the RDA for thiamin and riboflavin and 2% of the RDA for iron.
These include, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (Niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B7 (biotin), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), and choline (the unofficial B vitamin).
For example, those who wish to lose weight on a vegetarian or vegan diet must take care to consume adequate amounts of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin B, and riboflavin.
Cantaloupe contains other vitamins and minerals including 5% of the USRDA for thiamin, 2% of the USRDA for riboflavin, 6% of the USRDA for vitamin B6 and 6% of the USRDA for niacin.
Vitamin B, in the form of thiamine, riboflavin, niacinmide, pantothetic acid, and pyradizine, can reduce stress (which stimulates oil production), improve circulation, and aid the digestive process.