Comments on: A Guide to Finding the Best B12 Supplement for Vegans

By: Siera

Siera — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:42:26 +0000

Hello, thank you for this pertinent info about B12. As a new vegan, I was completely unaware of its importance! However, I am a little confused about the daily intake. If the daily requirement is about 2.4mcg, are the 500-5000mcg serving sizes in these supplements overkill? Can this be too much, especially for a pregnant woman?

By: misty

misty — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:30:30 +0000

I recently bought Finest Nutrition Quick Dissolve B12 tablets from Walgreens. How do I know if it’s vegan?

By: UV

UV — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:59:03 +0000

In reply to Monica.

Hi Monica.

Thanks so much for your comment. I did look over the article you were referring to but it seems like Ginny didn’t really give any reasons to why she likes Cyano over Methyl. From our perspective we believe it’s most likely her preference.

We’ve always believed that Methyl is the better (safer) form of the two but we didn’t include any more information in the article explaining why. Sorry about that! We went ahead and added a section in the article comparing the two forms along with some sources that you can follow up on and continue researching for yourself.

We wish you well on your B12 journey!

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:14:08 +0000

Hi!

Ginny Messina (the Vegan RD) recommends cyanocobalamin, not methylcobalamin

What is the evidence supporting methylcobalamin over cyanocobalamin, as you suggest?

Thank you so much for your help!

By: ninaframbuesa

ninaframbuesa — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:33:07 +0000

Good stuff! Even though I use nutritional yeast in some of my meals, I prefer to be on the safe side and take a B12 supplement. I don’t know if Terranova supplements are available in the US, but here in Europe, they are becoming more popular, as all their supplements are vegan. That way there is no need to worry about them changing their formulation into a non-vegan one.