ABSTRACT
Vitamins and minerals are essential for life since their de ciencies lead to various health disorders. Marine sources are rich in several vitamins and minerals. Marine fatty sh species contain signi cant amounts of fat-soluble vitamins A and D. Seafood items are rich in important minerals compared to red meat. Seaweed species contain minerals such as calcium and phosphorus and also some vitamins, such as vitamin E, in good amounts, which make them nutritionally important for speci c applications such as animal and agriculture feeds.1 The vitamins and minerals from these sources are also signi cantly bioavailable. Products derived from bones and other calciferous tissues of seafood processing wastes have good uses because of their high mineral content. An introductory note on the general aspects of vitamins and minerals is provided before the discussion on marine sources of vitamins and minerals and their nutraceutical properties.
