Vitamin B

Written by Lone Parenting Diet Advisor

Vitamin B is required in the body in small amounts and found in only Meat and Poultry, Fish and Seafood and Dairy sources.

Vitamin B can be taken in supplementary tablet form also.

It has now been proved after a full investigation that Vitamin B actually has several factors in just the one term, therefore it is more commonly referred to as Vitamin B Complex because of its many components.

There are 12 factors of Vitamin B in total, but the more significant ones are listed below, all of which are soluble in water and are in many of the same common foods.

This Vitamin B complex comprises of:-

• Vitamin B 1 - Thiamin
• Vitamin B 2 - Riboflavin
• Vitamin B 3 - Niacin
• Vitamin B 5 - Pantothenic Acid
• Vitamin B 6 - Pyridoxine
• Vitamin B 9 - Folic Acid
• Vitamin B 12 - Cyanocobamin

Vitamin B Food Groups and Sources

Bread Cereal and Pulse

There are no sources of Vitamin B found within the Bread, Cereal and Pulse food group. Vitamin B can still be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet though due to the other food groups having a wide range of Vitamin B sources available.

Fresh Fruits

There are no sources of Vitamin B found within the Fresh Fruits food group. Vitamin B can still be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet though due to the other food groups having a wide range of Vitamin B sources available.

Fresh Vegetables

There are no sources of Vitamin B found within the Fresh Vegetables food group. Vitamin B can still be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet though due to the other food groups having a wide range of Vitamin B sources available.

Meat and Poultry

There are extremely rich sources of Vitamin B found within these meats in the Meat and Poultry food group. Vitamin B can be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet with ease nowadays to to the wide range of meat and poultry available to us through supermarkets.

• Braised Brisket
• Pot Roast Beef
• Frankfurters
• Lamb Chops
• Liver
• Pork
• Veal
• Chicken
• Turkey

Fish and Seafood

There are extremely good sources of Vitamin B found within the Fish and Seafood food group. Vitamin B can be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet with ease due to having a wide range of Fish and Seafood being available in the local supermarkets nowadays.

• Cod
• Catfish
• Crabmeat
• Haddock
• Lobster
• Mackerel
• Oysters
• Salmon
• Scallops
• Shrimp
• Swordfish
• Trout
• Tuna

Dairy Produce

There are very good sources of Vitamin B found within the Dairy Produce food group. Vitamin B can be incorporated into a healthy and well balanced diet with ease due to the amount of choices and availability with Dairy Produce nowadays.

• Cottage Cheese
• Eggs
• Milk (Skimmed or Semi Skimmed is best)
• Rice Pudding
• Yoghurts