List of micronutrients

The following is a list of micronutrients. Micronutrients are nutrients for humans required in small quantities throughout life.

Trace minerals

Zinc
Copper
Chromium (disputed, as the European Union does not recognize chromium as an essential nutrient)
Selenium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Cobalt (as a component of vitamin B₁₂)
Iron
Fluorine
Iodine[1]

Vitamins

Vitamin B complex
- Vitamin B₁ (thiamin)
- Vitamin B₂ (riboflavin)
- Vitamin B₃ (niacin)
- Vitamin B₅ (pantothenic acid)
- Vitamin B₆ group:
  - Pyridoxine
  - Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate
  - Pyridoxamine
- Vitamin B₇ (biotin)
- Vitamin B₉ (folate)
- Vitamin B₁₂ (cobalamin)
- Choline

Vitamin A (e.g. retinol (see also - provitamin A carotenoids))
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D
- Ergocalciferol
- Cholecalciferol
Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols)
Vitamin K
- Vitamin K₁ (phylloquinone)
- Vitamin K₂ (menaquinone)
- Vitamin K₃ (menadione)
Carotenoids (not accepted as essential nutrients)
- Alpha carotene
- Beta carotene
- Cryptoxanthin
- Lutein
- Lycopene
- Zeaxanthin

See also

List of macronutrients
List of phytochemicals in food
Nutrient
Nutrition

References

Wada Osamu (2004). "What are Trace Elements? Their deficiency and excess states" (PDF). med.or.jp. JMAJ, Vol. 47, No. 8. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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