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Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K

Sources:

Vitamin A • Animal source: Liver, Fish oils, Eggs, Butter &cheese.
(Retinoids) • Plant source: red-orange & yellow colored fruits and

vegetables (carrot, tomato & potato)

Vitamin E • Nuts and wheat germ oil and fish liver oils
(Tocopherols)

Vitamin K • Green leafy vegetables
• Intestinal bacteria
Vitamin D • Liver, Fish oils, Eggs, Butter &cheese (animal source) and yeast
(Calciferol) • Ultraviolet rays of sun light generate vitamin D in animal and

human). So vitamin D is called sunshine vitamin