Find general resources on vitamins and minerals below. Use these links for specifics on a particular vitamin or mineral:
Vitamins and Minerals
Questions To Ask Before Taking Vitamin and Mineral SupplementsUSDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Here are some questions to ask before deciding on vitamin and mineral supplementation.
Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact SheetsDHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Fact sheets provide responsible information about the role of vitamins and minerals in health and disease.
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements - the AHA PositionAmerican Heart Association.
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: AHA Scientific Position
USDA Nutrient Lists - Reports by Single Nutrients, Release 25USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
USDA Nutrient Lists -Reports by Single Nutrients, Release 25
Reports of selected food items and nutrients, sorted either by food description or in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures. Single nutrients include calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folate.
Micronutrient Information Center
Oregon State University. Linus Pauling Institute.
Provides scientifically accurate information regarding the roles of vitamins, minerals, dietary phytochemicals (plant chemicals that may affect health) and other nutrients in preventing disease and promoting health.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1997)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (1998)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes: RDA and AI for Vitamins and Elements (PDF | 28 KB)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes: RDA and AI for Vitamins and Elements
DRI tables for recommended dietary allowances (RDA) and adequate intakes (AI) of vitamins and elements, including the 2010 updated recommendations for calcium and vitamin D.
Dietary Reference Intakes: Electrolytes and WaterNational Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
DRI table for sodium, chloride, potassium, inorganic sulfate and water.
Dietary Reference Intakes: UL for Vitamins and Elements (PDF | 19 KB)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Dietary Reference Intakes: UL for Vitamins and Elements
DRI table for tolerable upper intake levels (UL) of vitamins and elements, including the 2010 updated recommendations for calcium and vitamin D.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2004)National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.
Spin the Bottle: How to Pick a Multivitamin (PDF | 337 KB)Center for Science in the Public Interest.
USDA Database for the Choline Content of Common FoodsUSDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory; University of North Carolina, Department of Nutrition.
USDA Database for the Choline Content of Common Foods - Release 2 (2008)
USDA National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and FoodsUSDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory.
USDA National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods - Release 2 (2005)
Micronutrient InitiativeThe Micronutrient Initiative.
A Canada- based international not-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating vitamin and mineral deficiencies worldwide.
Science Trace Bullets Online: Vitamins and MineralsLibrary of Congress. Science, Technology and Business Division.
Contains research guides to locate information on vitamins and minerals; includes lists of resources and strategies for finding more.