Where can we find B12 vitamin other than animals's products?

Question

Does the B12 vitamin exist in another source than animals' meat?

Answer 1

As odd as it may sound, it is found in energy drinks such as Red Bull.

It's healthier to just take a B-12 pill that you let dissolve under your tongue though, because of all the other c**p your body doesn't need that's in energy drinks like Red Bull.

Answer 2

I get mine from Silk soy milk.  2-8 oz. servings per day gives me 100% of the B12 I need plus a whole lot more!  I have mine on fortified breakfast cereal so that gives me even more nutrition:)

Answer 3

spirulina ..fermented fruits ..some seaweeds. Tempeh

Answer 4

In Australia they have a product called Vegemite that tastes gross lol.

Answer 5

You can't effectively, it's why so many vegans get multiple sclerosis.

Answer 6

Where can we find B12 vitamin other than animals's products?

A: Fortified cereals, fortified soy/rice milks, meat substitutes/soy analogs, some brands of fortified brewer's & nutritional yeast (such as Red Star & Twinlab). Sea vegetables like seaweed, dried nori, & spirulina, may contain vitamin B12, but their content varies and may be unreliable, lactic acid fermented products such as like tempeh, msio, beer & sauerkraut, but their content as well varies and may be unreliable. Marmite, So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt, Manging Star foods, and other vegan store bought foods also contains B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

Does the B12 vitamin exist in another source than animals' meat?

A: Of course! B12 is made from bacteria not animals, look at the sources above!

Answer 7

Not sure about foods but I know that you can get B12 in needle form, usually you can get it ever 6-12 weeks.

Answer 8

Red Bull :]

Answer 9

Vitamin B-12 is naturally found in meat (especially liver and shellfish), milk and eggs. Animals, in turn, must obtain it directly or indirectly from bacteria, and these bacteria may inhabit a section of the gut which is posterior to the section where B-12 is absorbed. Thus, herbivorous animals must either obtain B-12 from bacteria in their rumens, or (if fermenting plant material in the hindgut) by reingestion of cecotrope fæces. Eggs are often mentioned as a good B-12 source, but they also contain a factor that blocks absorption.[23] Certain insects such as termites contain B-12 produced by their gut bacteria, in a manner analogous to ruminant animals.[24] An NIH Fact Sheet lists a variety of food sources of vitamin B-12.

Plants only supply B-12 to humans when the soil containing B-12-producing microorganisms has not been washed from them. For example, mushrooms are typically high in B-12 [25], but they are often grown in soil containing high amounts of manure and bacteria, and there is a serious question as to whether B-12 may be made by mushrooms themselves [26], and how much of it would be present after careful washing [27]. Vegan humans who eat only carefully washed vegetables must ordinarily take special care to supplement their diets accordingly. According to the U.K. Vegan Society, the only reliable vegan sources of B-12 are foods fortified with B-12 (including some plant milks, some soy products and some breakfast cereals), and B-12 supplements.[28]

While lacto-ovo vegetarians usually get enough B-12 through consuming dairy products, vitamin B-12 may be found to be lacking in those practicing vegan diets who do not use multivitamin supplements or eat B-12 fortified foods. Examples of fortified foods often consumed include fortified breakfast cereals, fortified soy-based products, and fortified energy bars. Claimed sources of B-12 that have been shown through direct studies[29] of vegans to be inadequate or unreliable include, laver (a seaweed), barley grass, and human gut bacteria. People on a vegan raw food diet are also susceptible to B-12 deficiency if no supplementation is used[30].

Answer 10

There is a vegan yeast that is acceptable as b12 source. Also as mentioned spirulina and seaweed.

Also, if you became a vegan/vegetarian later in life, say late teens onwards, you are likely to have enough B12 stored in your body to last you for thirty years. (B12 is reused by the body). The high risk groups for possible B12 deficiency are young or since birth vegetarians/vegans (a problem easily solved by breast feeding I am told) or pregnant or lactating mothers whose B12 usage/loss rate is higher than normal

Tip: It's always wise to seek professional help or advice to avoid potential health problems and issues

Answer 11

nutritional yeast, miso, and seaweed. =]

Answer 12

I get mine from the energy drink XS. It has the daily amount needed plus no sugar or carbs. Check out xsblast.com. If you want some more info or how to get it you can email me at [e-mail]

Answer 13

Easiest way is b12 fortified foods like cereal, nutritional yeast, soy milk and veg burgers.

If you eat eggs and milk then they can be a good source.