Mnemonics help you remember related bits of information by use of either an acronym or a short saying. In either case, the letters of the acronym or the first letters of each word in the memory saying stand for something you are trying to remember. While mnemonics are good memory tools for basic facts, they don't, however, convey any deeper meanings attached to the facts.
Common Mnemonics for Vitamins
There are a couple of mnemonics for helping to remember which are the fat soluble vitamins. One of them employs both an acronym (of sorts) with a memory saying: The Fat cat is in the ADEK (pronounce it like attic). In this, the key word "fat" reminds you this is about fat soluble vitamins and the letters ADEK are for the vitamins themselves: vitamin A, D, E and K. Other people simply use FADEK as the mnemonic with the leading F to represent fat soluble or without the F, some use KADE as the mnemonic aid.
Vitamin B has 5 basic vitamins in its group, B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12. Each of these has a specific name. To remember their names, use the mnemonic saying: The Rhythm Nearly Proved Contagious. In this, the first letter of each word is used. For B1 you have "T" for Thiamine. B2 is Riboflavin. B3 is Niacin. B4 is Pyridoxine and B12 is Cobalamin.
Create Your Own Mnemonics
Mnemonics can be made up to help remember particular vitamins, whether they are simply vitamin names to remember for a test or something to remember to take on a daily basis. In order to create your own mnemonics, simply list the vitamins you are trying to remember. Perhaps you need to take vitamins A, E and C on a daily basis. These spell out ACE, an easy mnemonic. Try arranging the letters to create a word or something that sounds like a word, like FADEK or KADE. Say you were also taking vitamin K, then ACE could go to KACE or rearrange it for CAKE. If the vitamins won't spell anything, consider the memory saying and spread out the letters and come up with a word for each letter. Remember the saying doesn't have to make absolute sense; it only has to be memorable.
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