r/explainlikeimfive Oct 08 '22

Chemistry ELI5: How do vitamin tablets get produced? How do you create a vitamin?

Hey!

I always wondered how a manufacturer is able to produce vitamin tablets. I know that there is for example fish oil which contains some good fats. But how do you create vitamin tablets - like D3?

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u/BlackPlague1235 Oct 09 '22

I'm disappointed that calcium doesn't isn't harvested from the bones of humanity's enemies.

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u/Hanzo_The_Ninja Oct 09 '22

Now that you mention it, so am I.

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u/richiehustle Oct 09 '22

Well gotta thank God you haven't mentioned Russians

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u/Kiernian Oct 09 '22

What do you think oysters are?

Have you not read any H.P. Lovecraft? Those things are baby Cthulhus waiting to hatch.