nutritional value of bee pollen

[harp]

yes its just me on my harpfully not fruitless quest to find a natural raw source of B12. i can not consider bee pollen vegan as i consider bee's in the animal family even if they are insects. however i have sources that do not harm the bee at all in making their pollen and therefore have no reticence in using their pollen. but will it in fact supply B12?

peas,

harp raw food dude

[Brianna]

I would take a supplement for B12. The whole issue is such a debate, I think everyone should take a supplement to be safe.

[harp]

brianna thinks i should take a supplement, any concurring or contrary opinions? in any case thanks brianna for sharing your thoughts

desperately seeking B12

[Lay-Lay]

Sea vegetables are packed full of B-12. I would give these a try if your not already. I crave them at times and I figure that is because I need B-12 or iron. I like to put laver for example in a nut patte and I love nori rolls. I also make kraut and I use it other types of seaweed in it and I eat kraut almost everyday.

[codajess]

Are there any that don't taste like fish? I can't stand that taste. I've tried a couple but everything tastes fishy.

[codajess]

yes its just me on my harpfully not fruitless quest to find a natural raw source of B12. i can not consider bee pollen vegan as i consider bee's in the animal family even if they are insects. however i have sources that do not harm the bee at all in making their pollen and therefore have no reticence in using their pollen. but will it in fact supply B12?

peas,

harp raw food dude

Yes, it's not vegan, but you don't have to be vegan to be raw. It is a raw site, not a raw vegan site as many claim. Many people here use honey and/or bee pollen, among other things.

I keep reading that you should use organic produce and not wash it. Then you get the b12 from the soil. Although I don't know how much you would need to satisfy the recommendation.

[Lay-Lay]

when I add them to patte's I don't taste the seaweed at all. But there is alot of other sources for B-12 in many common fruits and vegetables. I am sure someone here has posted them in the past. I would just type B-12 in the search and see what threads come up. I think bananas have B-12 in them and know there are a lot more. Just search the threads.

[harp]

i love raw foods too.

harp raw food dude

[Spectatrix]

Sea vegetables have B-12 analogues in them, not true B-12. Karenisraw is the resident B-12 expert, but I haven't seen her around for the past week or two.

See this thread for more details: http://rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12638

[Sunshine9]

Yeah a supplement is best. The vegan food sources are all analog, which will not in fact give the B-12 we need. I'm not an expert, but it's what all the veg doctors recommend...