Because that’s the definition: an essential organic compound that is not a mineral, fatty acid, or amino acid. It’s the “everything else” category for essential nutrients.
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MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 months agoDidn’t explain it. Jus said “it’s something your body needs”
rhombus@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Brawndo, got it
niucllos@lemm.ee 3 months ago
There was actually just a very detailed gastropod episode on this, but the tl;dl version is that a vitamin isn’t a specific thing the way a protein or a carbohydrate is. It’s anything that the body needs in small amounts that isn’t something else