Nicotinic Acid, Pantothenic Acid and Biotin in Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts

Abstract

Little information is available about the vitamins of the B group (with the possible exceptions of aneurin and riboflavin) in fruits and vegetables, particularly those most widely cultivated in the British Isles. The riboflavin contents of home-grown fruits have been surveyed by the author (James, 1944). This paper records estimations, made in the 1947 and 1948 seasons, of nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid and biotin in fruits, vegetables and nuts commonly found in English gardens and hedgerows.