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One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
Examples of thiamin in a Sentence
This substance can create a thiamin deficiency.
However, the Organic Life formula contains 300 percent of the daily value of vitamin C, 433 percent of thiamin, and 1,666 percent of vitamin B12.
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).
Thiamin deficiency results in beriberi, a disease resulting in atrophy, weakness of the legs, nerve damage, and heart failure.
Known as thiamine or thiamin, vitamin B1 is one of the eight B vitamins that make up vitamin B-complex.
Thiamin is necessary for the metabolic processing of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Vitamin B1, or thiamin, performs many functions including support for fat and protein metabolism.
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.
Vitamins, such as niacin and thiamin, are vital to the body's chemical reactions, especially ones that give us energy.
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.