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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 53, 695-697, Copyright © 1991 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Vitamin B-12 from algae appears not to be bioavailable [published erratum appears in Am J Clin Nutr 1991 Apr;53(4):988]

PC Dagnelie, WA van Staveren and H van den Berg
Department of Human Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.

The effect of algae (nori and spirulina) and fermented plant foods on the hematological status of vitamin B-12-deficient children was evaluated. Although rising plasma vitamin B-12 concentrations in children consuming only plant foods (0.1-2.7 micrograms vitamin B-12/d) indicated that the vitamin B-12 was absorbed, elevated baseline values of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) further deteriorated. In contrast, MCV improved in children receiving fish containing 0.15-0.5 microgram vitamin B-12/d or a vitamin B-12 supplement. Further studies on the specificity of current vitamin B-12 assays are warranted. It seems unjustified to advocate algae and other plant foods as a safe source of vitamin B-12 because its bioavailability is questionable.


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