Everything you need to know about Vitamin B5 and its benefits

If you have been following our blog posts, by now, you would have realized that there are many types of Vitamin B. Today we'll be talking about one of the Vitamin B that you may or may not have heard of. The Vitamin B5, also commonly known as Pantothenic Acid. The Vitamin B5 is the most prolific of all the vitamins and is found in every type of food. In fact, a person can't consume less Vitamin B5 than they need. That means that there is only a slight possibility that a person can have a B5 vitamin deficiency. Therefore, there is actually no recommended daily amount that health professionals can state as everyone obtains more than enough from their regular food consumption. However, even though there is no need to calculate a recommended daily allowance, it does not mean that the Vitamin B5 is not vital for a healthy body and mind. In fact, the B5 vitamin is essential for turning food into energy, amongst other functions. The B5 vitamin is responsible for taking fats and carbohydrates into energy.

Some B5 vitamins can be found in almost every food, whether animal or vegetable. Some sources of the B5 vitamin are better than others, but a balanced diet will provide more than enough. The foods with the highest B5 vitamin content are organ meats, salmon, eggs, beans, milk, and whole grains. It is worth noting that the B5 vitamin is lost when grains are milled into flour and tends not to beaded back in. Nevertheless, processed grain foods such as bread, pasta, rice, breakfast cereal, and baked goods are not good sources of the B5 vitamin.

The Vitamin B5 is the most effective when it is combined with other B vitamins, especially thiamin or B1, riboflavin or B2, niacin or B3, pyridoxine or B6, and biotin. Along with these other B vitamins, the B5 vitamin is integral in several processes. The most important of these is the production of energy from consumed food, which is known as the Krebís cycle. The B5 vitamin is also required for releasing energy from fats.

Interestingly, the B5 vitamin is also considered to help reduce stress. This is chiefly due to the fact that during periods of stress, the body produces more of certain hormones such as adrenalin, and these require the B5 vitamin. There are also many theories as to the benefits of the B5 vitamin, but there is no need for the majority of people to actively seek out foods that are high in B5 as they are likely to be consuming far more than is needed already. There are no adverse effects to consuming too much B5 vitamin. Now that you have a better understanding of what exactly is the B5 Vitamin, let us know what you think and what you would like to see next in our upcoming blog post next week!