Vitamin B12-Containing Plant Food Sources for Vegetarians

Nutrients

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Fei Teng¹  Fumio Watanabe¹  Yukinori Yabuta¹  Tomohiro Bito¹ 

[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: DOAJ

【 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 identifyplant-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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