Where can I get a list or a internet link giving the replacement foods for B12? !


Question:

Where can I get a list or a internet link giving the replacement foods for B12? I have anemia now.?

I am taking B12 shots. I am also vegetarian.
Thanks


Answers:

As you can see...it is all meat, dairy, and seafood. I would just continue the shots.


Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, 3 ounces 84.1
Liver, beef, braised, 1 slice 47.9
Calves liver, 4 oz.
Fortified breakfast cereals, (100% fortified), ¾ cup 6.0
Trout, rainbow, wild, cooked, 3 ounces 5.4
Salmon, sockeye, cooked, 3 ounces 4.9
Trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, 3 ounces 4.2
Snapper, baked, 4 oz.
Venison, 4 oz.
Salmon, Chinook, 4 oz.
Beef, tenderloin 4 oz.
Lamb, roasted 4 oz.
Beef, top sirloin, lean, choice, broiled, 3 ounces 2.4
Scallops
Fast Food, Cheeseburger, regular, double patty & bun 1.9
Shrimp, mixed species, steamed/boiled 4 oz.
Fast Food, Taco, 1 large 1.6
Halibut, baked/broiled
Fortified breakfast cereals (25% fortified), ¾ cup 1.5
Yogurt, plain, skim, with 13 grams protein per cup, 1 cup 1.4
Haddock, cooked, 3 ounces 1.2
Cod, Pacific, fillet, baked/broiled
Clams, breaded & fried, ¾ cup 1.1
Tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids, 3 ounces 1.0
Milk, 1 cup 0.9
Milk, 2%
Pork, cured, ham, lean only, canned, roasted, 3 ounces 0.6
Egg, whole, hard boiled, 1 0.6
American pasteurized cheese food, 1 ounces 0.3
Chicken, breast, meat only, roasted, ½ breast 0.3
Basically, the foods containing vitamin B12 are meat, fish, eggs and
dairy products.
Note: The unit of measurement used in the list is a microgram.

I also found a site with info for vegetarians:
B12 and vegetarianism

The ability of a strict vegetarian diet to supply adequate amounts of B12 remains controversial, despite increasing evidence in support of vegetarianism and its nutritional adequacy. The controversy is fueled by two somewhat divergent schools of thought. One school emphasizes the fact that most animals, including humans, are capable of storing long-term supplies of B12.

In humans, these stores may last for twenty years or longer. Given this potential for storage, a daily requirement for B12 is regarded as highly unlikely.

A second school of thought, however, points to the unreliability of plants as sources of B12. For strict vegetarians who eat no animal products whatsoever, this unreliability may pose a problem. Since no plant is capable of making B-12, the amount of B12 in plant food depends upon the relationship of the plant to soil and root-level microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, molds, and fungi) which make the vitamin. Cultured and fermented bean products like tofu, tempeh, miso, tamari and shoyu may or may not contain significant amounts of B12, depending upon the bacteria, molds, and fungi used to produce them. The B12 content of sea vegetables also varies according to the distribution of microorganisms in the surrounding sea environment.

Unfortunately, reliable nutrient analyses are often unavailable for consumers of these products, and labeling for B12 content is not required. In general, tofus, tempehs, and sea vegetables tend to be more consistent sources of B12 than misos, tamaris, and shoyus. Depending upon the medium in which they are grown, brewer's and nutritional yeast can also be significant sources of B12 in a strict vegetarian diet.




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