Research Article

FoodWiki: Ontology-Driven Mobile Safe Food Consumption System

Table 10

The model used while creating the subclasses and individual entries of some well-known vitamins in the FOKB.

VitaminVitamin chemical name(s)SolubilityRecommended dietary allowancesDeficiency diseaseUpper intake levelOverdose disease

Vitamin ARetinol, retinal, and four carotenoids including beta caroteneFat900 µgNight-blindness, hyperkeratosis, and keratomalacia3,000 µgHypervitaminosis A

Vitamin B1ThiamineWater1.2 mgBeriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndromeN/DDrowsiness or muscle relaxation with large doses

Vitamin B2RiboflavinWater1.3 mgAriboflavinosis, glossitis, and angular stomatitisN/D

Vitamin B3Niacin,
Niacinamide
Water16.0 mgPellagra35.0 mgLiver damage (doses > 2 g/day) and other problems

Vitamin CAscorbic AcidWater90.0 mgScurvy2,000 mgVitamin C mega dosage