Fermented vegetables and fruits as vitamin B12 sources: An overview

GN Reissig, TFC Oliveira… - International Food …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
There is a trend towards the consumption of plant foods, especially from the public that aims
to reduce meat consumption. Plant-based food diets may have low source of vitamin B12 as …

Traditional Asian plant‐based fermented foods as vitamin B12 sources: A mini‐review

K Koseki, F Teng, T Bito, F Watanabe - JSFA Reports, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐based foods, such as vegetables and beans, are deficient in vitamin B12 (B12). If
plant‐based foods containing adequate B12 can be produced microbially, incorporating …

Vitamin B12 among vegetarians: status, assessment and supplementation

G Rizzo, AS Laganà, AMC Rapisarda, GMG La Ferrera… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cobalamin is an essential molecule for humans. It acts as a cofactor in one-carbon transfers
through methylation and molecular rearrangement. These functions take place in fatty acid …

Vitamin B12 sources in non-animal foods: a systematic review

B Marques de Brito, VM Campos, FJ Neves… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Interest in plant-based diets and vegetarianism is increasing worldwide, however, a concern
for total vegetarians is vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency. We conducted a systematic review to …

Metabolic Vitamin B12 Status on a Mostly Raw Vegan Diet with Follow-Up Using Tablets, Nutritional Yeast, or Probiotic Supplements

MS Donaldson - Annals of nutrition and metabolism, 2000 - karger.com
Background: Pure vegetarian diets might cause cobalamin deficiency due to lack of dietary
intake. It was hypothesized that a population following a vegan diet consuming mostly raw …

Is There a Carcinogenic Risk Attached to Vitamin B12 Deficient Diets and What Should We Do About It? Reviewing the Facts

AK Loedin, D Speijer - Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The number of individuals partaking in veganism has increased sharply in the last decade.
Therefore, it is critical to look at the implications of vegan diets for public health. Although …

Vitamin B12 contents in some Korean fermented foods and edible seaweeds

CS Kwak, JY Hwang, F Watanabe… - The Korean Journal of …, 2008 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
There is a limitation to estimate vitamin B12 intake due to lack of data on vitamin B12 content
in many Korean foods. In this study, vitamin B12 content was determined in some soybean …

Overcoming vitamin B12 deficiency in vegan diet

P Baby - Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Vitamin B12 is a crystalline compound essential to a number of micro-organisms and
animals, including humans. So far as is known it is not present in higher plants. Pure …

Exploring Vitamin B12 Supplementation in the Vegan Population: A Scoping Review of the Evidence

S Fernandes, L Oliveira, A Pereira, MC Costa… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
With a significant portion of the population adopting veganism and conflicting views among
nutrition professionals regarding the necessity of vitamin B12 supplementation, this review …

Methylmalonic acid levels and their relation with cobalamin supplementation in Spanish vegetarians

A Gallego-Narbón, B Zapatera, I Álvarez… - Plant Foods for Human …, 2018 - Springer
Cobalamin deficiency represents a health issue for vegetarians, especially vegans, if
supplements are not consumed. Vitamin B12 serum levels, traditionally used to assess the …