Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have a friend who is vegan/vegetarian and she has just tested very low for B12 (not a big surprise, right?) She is convinced that she can meet her B12 requirements with bee pollen. I've read a lot on the WAPF site that suggesting that plant foods actually contain B12 analogs (cobamides) which block the uptake of true B12 and increase the body's need for the nutrient. However, I'm not certain where bee pollen fits in. What type of B12 is present in bee pollen? Is it methylcobalamin or something else? Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 According to this site it contains cyacobalamin (I probably spelled that wrong) as B12. http://www.durhamsbeefarm.com/nutrition_analysis.htm > > I have a friend who is vegan/vegetarian and she has just tested very low for B12 (not a big > surprise, right?) She is convinced that she can meet her B12 requirements with bee pollen. > I've read a lot on the WAPF site that suggesting that plant foods actually contain B12 analogs > (cobamides) which block the uptake of true B12 and increase the body's need for the > nutrient. > > However, I'm not certain where bee pollen fits in. What type of B12 is present in bee pollen? > Is it methylcobalamin or something else? > > Thanks, > Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I have a related question. I just bought Flradix Floravital Iron + Herbs liquid extract in order to have a whole food-based B vitamin supplement. It claims to have 125% of B12, yet there doesn't seem to be animal sources listed. The ingredients are aqueous extract from: African mallow blossoms, chamomille flowers, fennel, spinach; juice concentrates: (grape, pear, black currant, cherry, blackberry, carrot), rosehip extract. Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 - The deal is that it's probably bogus. At best, it contains B12 analogs (possibly including cyanocobalamin) which are of no real physiological use. - > I have a related question. I just bought Flradix Floravital Iron + > Herbs > liquid extract in order to have a whole food-based B vitamin > supplement. It > claims to have 125% of B12, yet there doesn't seem to be animal > sources > listed. The ingredients are aqueous extract from: African mallow > blossoms, > chamomille flowers, fennel, spinach; juice concentrates: (grape, > pear, black > currant, cherry, blackberry, carrot), rosehip extract. Does anyone > know what > the deal is with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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