12 essential Vitamins
Atomico's® sparkling waters are more than just hydration, fun fizz and fruity flavors. We searched the universe for the perfect blend of vitamins to make sure every drink offers a little boost of health! After all, space travel is hard work and learning requires properly fueled minds and bodies to make the journey!
Each Atomico® drink offers a blend of 12 essential vitamins. These aren't from synthetic ingredients made in a lab, but rather we source our vitamins from fruits and vegetables here on Earth. Specifically, our vitamins come from spinach, broccoli, carrots, sweet potato, orange, apple, strawberry, sunflower seeds, shiitake mushrooms, and maitake mushrooms.
Although we do recommend getting your vitamins and minerals from a balanced and varied diet, we understand that sometimes you need a little extra help and that's why we added these vitamins to each of our drinks.
The 101 on the Big 12
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a term for a group of fat-soluble vitamins that are vital for health. Vitamin A assists in ensuring healthy vision, immunity, organ function as well as proper growth for babies as they develop in their mother's body before birth.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and may help reduce your risk of chronic disease. It's been shown to help lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and prevent iron deficiency, boost immunity and protect your memory and thinking abilities.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D, also called the Sunshine Vitamin, is produced by your skin when exposed to sunlight but also can be found in certain foods and supplements. Its benefits are primarily supporting healthy immune function to ward off sickness, and also to regulate the absorption of calcium and phosphorus.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin and important antioxidant. It's best known for an ability to fight against the damage done by free radicals on a cellular level. This could, in turn, slow the aging process of our cells.
Vitamin K1
Vitamin K is a term for a group of vitamins that have similar chemical structures. Vitamin K1 is the most prominent form of Vitamin K found mainly in leafy green vegetables. Vitamin K has been shown to support proper blood clotting, bone health and heart health.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Thiamin is part of the water-soluble B vitamin family and an essential vitamin that all bodily tissue needs to function properly. The main reason this vitamin is essential is that it helps turn food into energy and also ensures optimal function of the nervous system, heart and brain.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Riboflavin is another B Vitamin that supports your energy levels by building red blood cells. It also acts with other B Vitamins to break down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates to ensure you have energy each day.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Niacin is an antioxidant and plays a role in repairing DNA. It also aids in our supporting our energy levels by aiding enzymes and plays a major role in NAD and NADP which are two coenzymes involved in cellular metabolism.
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Another B vitamin that helps convert food to energy and supports the creation of blood cells is Pantothenic Acid or B5. Pantothenic Acid along with other B vitamins are responsible for energy, creating blood cells, and healthy skin, hair and eyes.
Vitamin B6
B6 is an essential vitamin and because your body cannot naturally produce, we must get it through proper diet or supplementation. It aids in the metabolism of macronutrients and creating blood cells. B6 is also linked to other health benefits such as supporting brain health, reducing the risk of depression or cognitive diseases like Alzheimer's.
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
Biotin, like the other B Vitamins, aids in converting food to energy. But this vitamin is more widely known for it's benefits keeping our hair, skin, nails and liver healthy. It also aids in a healthy nervous system and during pregnancy for fetal development and growth.
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
Folate is the naturally occurring form of B9, not to be confused with Folic Acid which is the synthetic form of B9. Low levels of folate have been linked to an increase in cancer risk, birth defects, heart disease and stroke.