What Is The Difference Between Vitamins and Minerals?

Vitamins are organic compounds- they come from living materials – plants or animals, or substances that were once living such as coal.

Minerals are inorganic.

All vitamins are classed as essential nutrients because the body cannot manufacture them and must obtain them from the diet, whereas not all minerals are classified nutrients.

Vitamins are classified are more easily destroyed by heat, light, long storage, cooking and food preparation processes.