Vitamin B12-Containing Plant Food Sources for Vegetarians

Nutrients

Fumio Watanabe¹  Yukinori Yabuta²  Tomohiro Bito² 

[1] Division of Applied Bioresources Chemistry, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan;

关键词: cobalamin;    dried purple laver;    nori;    vitamin B₁₂ deficiency;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu6051861

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The usual dietary sources of Vitamin B₁₂ are animal-derived foods, although a few plant-based foods contain substantial amounts of Vitamin B₁₂. To prevent Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in high-risk populations such as vegetarians, it is necessary to identify plant-derived foods that contain high levels of Vitamin B₁₂. A survey of naturally occurring plant-derived food sources with high Vitamin B₁₂ contents suggested that dried purple laver (nori) is the most suitable Vitamin B₁₂ source presently available for vegetarians. Furthermore, dried purple laver also contains high levels of other nutrients that are lacking in vegetarian diets, such as iron and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Dried purple laver is a natural plant product and it is suitable for most people in various vegetarian groups.

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