Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)

Function:

1. Help in fatty acid metabolism
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128130506000085
2. Help in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012383864300020X
3. plays a role in the production of hormones and cholesterol
   https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002410.htm
4. production of some neurotransmitters and amino acids
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123919342000242
5. DNA synthesis and blood glucose maintenance.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123918826000078
6. needed for growth
   https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002410.htm

Overdose: 10 g/ day

Excess: excreted in the urine

Type: water soluble vitamin
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/PantothenicAcid-HealthProfessional/#h8

Foods rich in pantothenic acid

Recommended daily intake= 5 mg

1. Mushrooms, shiitake, dried:
   Contain: 21.9 mg
   % Daily value: 219%
2. yeast, baker’s, active dry:
   Contain: 11.3 mg
   % Daily value: 113%
3. Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder:
   Contain: 4.5 mg
   % Daily value: 45%
4. safflower seed kernels, dried:
   Contain: 4 mg
   % Daily value: 40 %
5. Lentils, raw:
   Contain: 2.1 mg
   % Daily value: 21 %
6. Tomatoes, sun-dried:
   Contain: 2.1 mg
   % Daily value: 21 %
7. Mung beans, mature seeds, raw:
   Contain: 1.9 mg
   % Daily value: 19%
8. Radishes, oriental, dried:
   Contain: 1.9 mg
   % Daily value: 19 %
9. Peanuts, all types, raw:
   Contain: 1.8 mg
   % Daily value: 18 %
10. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw
    Contain: 1.6 mg
    % Daily value: 16 %

Deficiency symptoms

1. Generalized malaise
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1746161
2. Acne vulgaris
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7476595
3. Bone loss disorders
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497217
4. Neurodegeneration and dementia in Huntington’s disease (HD) which is a neurodegenerative disorder
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31212603
5. Produce a “pro-inflammatory” state associated with atherosclerosis and autoimmunity
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27515213
6. Fat accumulation
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510569