Hey, all, thanks for your previous help with my other questions.
I take a Centrum multivitamin religiously, I love them and they give me extra energy. On the vitamin fact on the side of the bottle, it says "Vitamin B12 6 mcg 100% Daily Value"
Is this all the B12 I need, or is this daily value assuming that I eat meat? Basing your judgment on an entirely vegan diet, of course.
2007-05-03 12:31:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Oops, I had no idea Centrum wasn't vegan. I haven't actually taken the plunge yet, I have not bought any new animal products yet, I'm concentrating on learning as much as I can while the rest of the animal products in my house are used. I don't feel great about eating it, but I would rather that than let it go to waste while I am still learning.
2007-05-03 15:48:27 · update #1
first off, that vaitamin brand is not vegan... I buy mine from a health food store that states it is vegan
you can also try eating seaweed, as in sushi (vegan of cource) =), it has lots of vaitamins in it, including b12!!!
2007-05-03 15:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It technically is... but there is something you need to absorb the 100% daily allowance (on a 2000 calorie diet) of vitamin b12, I think it is called intrinsic factor, without this intrinsic factor the vitamin b12 does not get absorbed as well in the gut, so you will not get your 100% daily allowance of b12 (this is why so many vegetarians/vegans have this problem)
2007-05-03 13:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by CoopALoop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take a Centrum and a B12 and a B complex every day. It's made a lot of difference. And what the body doesn't need it pees away anyway.
2007-05-03 12:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in doubt about b12, eat parsely. Grow some iin a window box and eat at least 50 grams a day. Also available in raw cabbage. 200 grams a day. Can't go wrong. Wiccan diet. Lol
2007-05-03 12:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by macw2233 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer real food, I love my vitamins in form of vegetables and fruit. Only supplement I take is b12, once or twice a week.
2007-05-03 13:22:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is assuming you are getting 100% of your B12 from that pill.
2007-05-03 12:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋