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VITAMIN B2
COMPILED BY:
MRS VANDANA MAHAJANI
VITAMIN-B2
(RIBOFLAVIN)
It is sensitive to light.
Cooking in open container &
in excess water is harmful.
SOURCES
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Milk
Cheese
Organ meats
Eggs
Dark green leafy vegetables
Enriched cereal foods
FUNCTIONS
• Acts as a co-enzyme i.e flavin
mono nucleotide (FMN) & flavin
adenine dinucleotide (FAD) in
carbohydrate metabolism.
• Helps in protein metabolism
DEFICIENCY DISEASE
ARIBOFLAVINOSIS
CHEILOSIS
ANGULAR
STOMATITIS
GLOSSITIS
Swelling of
lips
Cracking at the
corner of the lip
Redness &swelling
of the tongue
PHOTOPHOB
Eyes look
bloodshot