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vegetable sources of vitamin B-12?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (elsiedee@MIT.EDU)
Thu Oct 6 13:28:37 1994
From: elsiedee@MIT.EDU
To: vsg@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 13:21:34 EDT
Hi all,
I had heard that vitamin B-12 was present only in animal-derived foods, and
that if you were vegan you had to supplement B-12. So that, if I still ate
cheese and milk I wouldn't have to supplement, but if I gave up those foods I
would. But I got the following post - any comments on it?
Laura
P.S. Is it true that sugar is processed using charred animal bones?
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From: _Bob_ _Jeruchim_ <b.jeruchim@GENIE.GEIS.COM>
Subject: B-12
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Vegetable sources of Vitamin B-12 are:
tempeh (fermented soybean product) Level: 1.5 to 14.8 mcg. per 100 grams
natto, miso (fermented soy product) Level: .17 mcg. per 100 grams
Some shoyu-tamari sauces Level: 0 to 10 mcg. per 100 grams
Nutritional yeast (fortified with B-12) Level: 50 mcg. per 100 grams
Kombu & wakame (sea vegetables) Level: 0 to 29 mcg. per 100 grams
Chlorella and Spirulina are also sources of Vitamin B-12.
The daily requirement for Vitamin B-12 is less than one millionth of a gram.
The human body can store Vit. B-12 for between 3 to 8 years.
(above info courtesy "The McDougall Plan", by Dr. John McDougall.)
If you are a strict vegan, (for 3 years or more), be sure to eat foods
containing Vitamin B-12 regularly. Better yet, take a vegan supplement to be
sure. And if you still have doubts, you can have your B-12 level checked.
I've heard that CHEERIOS (R) (in the USA) is fortified with B-12 and that
the source is NON-ANIMAL derived. But I think the cereal contains sugar, and
since sugar is filtered thru CHARRED ANIMAL BONES, does that mean that a
VEGAN wouldn't eat it? (I've been meaning to ask everyone's opinion on
sugar, btw)
Bob
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