Vitamin B12
Why you need it
B12 helps keep your nerve and blood cells healthy, and build DNA.
B12 is produced by bacteria, and the only common food sources are animal based. Vegans need to get their B12 from supplements or fortified foods.
Early research is showing that bacteria in the human gut does produce some B12, but it's widely agreed that we need to consume B12 to achieve healthy levels.
B12 works with the folate in Lacto, to turn iron from your diet into healthy red blood cells, and to make RNA and DNA for growing cells.
We deliver your full daily requirement.
Our form
Plant: Sprouted Quinoa
Supplier: Panmol
Source: Salzburg, Austria
Dose: 4.2mcg
Created using a patented process in which organic quinoa is sprouted in B12 enriched water. The B12 is then absorbed by the germinating seeds, converted to a natural form, and delivered in a plant format.
It's the ideal vegan alternative to synthetic or animal-based options, and it's perfect 'b12 insurance' for the meat eaters.
The research
Explore the vitamin B12 research that guided our choices.
Vitamin B12.
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006
Vitamin B-12 in Human Milk: A Systematic Review.
Adv Nutr. 2018 May 1;9(suppl_1):358S-366S.
B vitamins in breast milk: relative importance of maternal status and intake, and effects on infant status and function.
Adv Nutr. 2012 May 1;3(3):362-9.
The prevalence of cobalamin deficiency among vegetarians assessed by serum vitamin B12: a review of literature.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 May;68(5):541-8.
Multiple micronutrients in pregnancy and lactation: an overview.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 May;81(5):1206S-1212S.