Vitamin B1

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) General Information Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is a water-soluble B vitamin and is essential for the body. Excess vitamin B1 is quickly excreted from the body, so regular intake is...

Panthothenic Acid

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Panthothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) General Information Pantothenic acid is an essential, water-soluble vitamin and was previously included in the complex of B vitamins. The biologically active form is...

Zinc

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Zinc General Information Zinc is an essential trace element. The body cannot form zinc itself, so it must be consumed regularly in the diet. Zinc is also sometimes called the “immune system...

Copper

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Copper General Information Copper is an essential trace mineral and, after iron and zinc, the third most common mineral in the human body. Almost half of the body’s copper is stored in the muscles, a...

Vitamin K

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Vitamin K General Information Vitamin K is one of the fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin K is a collective term for various substances. Specifically, vitamin K1 = phylloquinone, vitamin K2 = menaquinone, and...

Vitamin A

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Vitamin A General Information Vitamin A (retinol) is a fat-soluble vitamin and is only found in animal products. Beta-carotene is mainly found in plant-based foods. Beta-carotene is a precursor of vitamin...

Folate/Folic Acid

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Folate/Folic Acid General Information Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin and cannot be stored in the body. It must therefore be ingested via the daily diet. In Germany, the intake of folic acid (and...

Selenium

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Selenium General Information Selenium is an essential trace element. The selenium content of food depends on the selenium content of the soil. In Central Europe, soils are mostly poor in selenium. In some...

Vitamin E

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Vitamin E General Information Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin. Vitamin E includes all natural and synthetic vitamin E compounds (tocopherol and tocotrienol derivatives). There are eight different...

Vitamin C

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Vitamin C General Information Vitamin C is water-soluble and cannot be produced by the body (making it an essential vitamin). It is not stored in the body and must therefore be consumed in sufficient...

Magnesium

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Magnesium General Information Magnesium is one of the ten most common elements in the earth’s crust. It is found in nature in combination with other minerals and in the leafy greens of plants....

Calcium

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Calcium General Information Calcium is the “bone mineral.” It is the most abundant mineral in the body (approx. 1 kg), approx. 99% of which is bound in the skeletal system. The German...

Iron

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Iron General Information Iron is an important trace element and is of central importance in human metabolism. According to WHO, iron deficiency (and thus anemia) is the most common nutrient deficiency...

Iodine

<< return to Nutrition Library overview Nutrition Library Iodine General Information Iodine is an essential micronutrient. Iodine is known for its critical importance for the thyroid The soil in mid-Europe, as well as in many other countries worldwide, is...