Perspectives on the vitamins in nutrition -- What is a vitamin? -- Discovery of the vitamins -- Chemical and physiological properties of vitamins -- Vitamin deficiency -- Considering the individual vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin C -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Niacin -- Vitamin B₆ -- Biotin -- Pantothenic acid -- Folate -- Vitamin B₁₂ -- Quasivitamins -- Using current knowledge of the vitamins -- Sources of vitamins -- Assessing vitamin status -- Quantifying vitamin needs - Vitamin safety -- Vitamin terminology: past and present --Original reports for case studies -- Core of current vitamin research literature -- Vitamin contents of foods -- Vitamin contents of feedstuffs.