What is the source of vitamin B12, used in fortified food?!
What is the source of vitamin B12, used in fortified food?
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LOL! Comment above! A plant-based, low-fat diet is the key to living a long life; that has been proven countless times:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-...
It's also funny how carnivores constantly attack vegans about nutrition, but then go to McDonald's and have a Big Mac, large fries, and a Coke for lunch. LOL! Now that's some real vitamin deficiency!
To answer your question, it is a synthetic vitamin B12. There are many vegan foods fortified with B12. They include non-dairy milks, meat substitutes, breakfast cereals, and one type of nutritional yeast. But again, remember your body can store up months of B12; a vegan multi-vitamin will do just fine.
Source(s):
http://www.nutraceutical.com/about/vegli...
Animal protein.
You're gonna have to face it, in order to live, humans need meat.
Now, in most Vegetarian foods, the animal protien selected is Yeast. It is still animal cell, but apparently even the froth at the mouth Vegan is willing to compromise on microscopic animals.
The best way for a vegetarian to get B12 is through vitamins (they do make them vegan). Although you'd be surprised how many random things have b12 - a Monster energy drink has more b12 than you need in a month. I don't worry about making sure my diet has it, but a good vegan shake has all the vitamins you could possible need called, " The Ultimate Meal."
Hope this helps.
I have been researching lately about the source of vitamins-sadly, most of them are animal derived. You can get B12 naturally from nutritional yeast (not bakers or brewers yeast) The vitamins used to "enrich" flour, cereal, rice, pasta, etc. are most often animal sourced as well.
For atheist Geek: yeast is fungus not an animal. As a vegan I avoid animal products, not fungi. There is a difference. I'm surprised you didnt mention bacteria as well.
Now to answer the question, here is something interesting:
"Vitamin B12 is produced by bacteria, fungi, and algae."
"The B12 added to foods and supplements are synthetically produced in a laboratory from bacteria, not animal sources. "
"The need of a modern-day vegan to supplement the diet with B12 is not because the vegan diet is inferior to a diet with animal products; it is the result of modern sanitary conditions."
Gal_D has the best answer!
I mean really. They don't kill their own meat 999 times out of a 1000 and they don't even know what organisms belong to what kingdom and we're supposed to take dietary advice from them? Yickes!
Excellent question! I had wondered myself. I don't take b12 supplement but so many people freak out about it I've wondered if maybe I should start, since everyone else is so damn smart. I couldn't find one at Trader Joe's that didn't contain milk and when I went to GNC the lowest dosage had EIGHT THOUSAND times the daily recommend amount.