How MUCH B12 in bee pollen?

[Raw Joy]

I google, I browse, I search. All I can find is that bee pollen contains B12. I can't find how much. Is it the same amount as in a supplement? Is it enough that it can replace a supplement (if you choose to take one).

Just want to know if I should take a supplement, or would a teaspoon of bee pollen 4-5 times a week be the same amount?

grrrr. Why is this sooooo hard to find.

thank you. Sorry for venting my frustration.

[raw runner]

you don't need b12 if you have been a meat eater before...so don't hurry,calm down a bit.
lack of b12 can occur after 4 years so if you begin raw veganism,take it gently

[Raw Joy]

But I haven't eaten meat (much :rolleyes:) for several years. And in my younger days, even as a meat-eating all American girl, I would be low in B12 and need shots occasionally.

I'm more frustrated that I can't find the info than I am worried. Just figured I needed to start supplementing, or at least thinking about it. And was looking at various ways to do it.

Thanks for your concern and answering. I'll keep trucking along, trying to find out.

[smichaelb]

Nutritional Yeast is something that contains pretty large amounts of B12, with high quality nutritonal yeast you only need about 2 tbsp a day (http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/b12.htm). Also, the seaweed Dulse contains B12, not all that high amounts but it's there, a "serving" contains about 8% of our "recommended daily intake" (all seaweeds contain a lot of micro-nutrients, more than people really even know). The only reason that animal products contain B12 is becasue all mammals have good bacteria in their intestines (a LOT of it too) and when they die off they produce perfect B12 that's almost completely assimilable (assimilates into our bloodstream easily). Humans, being mammals, are also supposed to have this wonderfully supportive feature, however, our bowels aren't healthy so we dont absorb that B12 that they produce, and have bacterial imbalances in there to begin with. Just the fact that people even CAN BE b12 deficient should be a huge red flag. If you want all the nutritional support you need, clean up your diet and CLEAN UP YOUR BOWELS! Also, there's a natural healer who makes the most superior nutritional supplement on the market called "Superfood Plus," www.herbdoc.com. Good luck and have fun! And question your allopathic doctor (and those unnatural shots).

[michigan roman]

18th year vegan and ive never seen anyone declare bee pollen a B12 source

and the 12 in yeast is added from a different source , it doesnt occur in the yeast

and in the dulse its called an analog which doesnt raise ones 12 levels so not of help

far as ive read its still the outlook to use 12 suppliments as a safety measure against
nervous system damage til a sure source is discovered

personally im constantly on the look out for a 12 source straight from the ground
thats agreed upon by alot of vegans , but til then im not too against supplimenting
with 12 grown upon kettles of molasses

ive been using yarrow brand methyl b12 supps for a few years now

[Mary Kay]

Thanks, Michigan Roman.

Mary Kay

[RawDad]

Nutritional Yeast is a good source...I've used it once but can't remember what called for it.

My biggest source is Kombucha. I hear its in other fermented foods as well. I also hear that B12 isn't that big a deal but this is why I want to learn more about this to give a better explanation.

I just ate half a jar of raw honey with my girlfriend and son. I don't know what it is, but it seems like the best food on earth when I'm eating it.

[Ucat]

personally im constantly on the look out for a 12 source straight from the ground
thats agreed upon by alot of vegans , but til then im not too against supplimenting
with 12 grown upon kettles of molasses

Well, according to Ken Rohla and David Wolfe soil itself is a good source of vit B12! Ken Rohla explains that worms generate it in their guts when processing the soil. So in the past when soil was uncontaminated people would have gotten much of their B12 from the soil itself by not washing the vegetables they ate. Of course today this is rarely possible.