Vitamins

Vitamins are specific complex organic compounds necessary for animals in small quantities for sustaining life and production.

Vitamins are physiological active substances which help utilization of nutritive substances such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals.

Each vitamin plays a specific irreplaceable role. Vitamins have no structural or energetic value, but by performing various physiological functions they are necessary for maintaining good health. Avitaminosis is a health disorder caused by deficiency of vitamins in food.