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Provitamin and Vitamin A

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Provitamin and Vitamin A

Provitamin vs. Vitamin A

A provitamin is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin. Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene).

Similarities between Provitamin and Vitamin A

Provitamin and Vitamin A have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Beta-Carotene, Retinol, Vitamer.

Beta-Carotene

β-Carotene is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits.

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Retinol

Retinol, also known as Vitamin A1, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.

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Vitamer

A vitamer of a particular vitamin is any of a number of chemical compounds, generally having a similar molecular structure, each of which shows vitamin-activity in a vitamin-deficient biological system.

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Provitamin and Vitamin A Comparison

Provitamin has 14 relations, while Vitamin A has 129. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.10% = 3 / (14 + 129).

References

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