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Vitamin Sources

Before you can choose a vitamin supplement it is extremely important that you know what vitamin sources were used in the formulation.

Here are some sources most frequently found in supplements:

Item: Natural:  Synthetic or Crystalline:
Vitamin A Complex
Vitamin A Dunaliell Salina, Carrot Powder, Spirulina, Retinol, Palmitate, Acetate
Chlorella, Fish Oil, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B1 Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast, Thiamin Mononitrate, Thiamin
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass, Beans  Hydrochloride
Vitamin B2 Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast, Riboflavin
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass
Vitamin B6 Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast,  Pyridoxine  Hydrochloride
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass  (usually from coal tar)
Vitamin B12  Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast,  Streptomycin Fermentation
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass  Cyanocobalamin
Folic Acid  Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast,  Pteroylglutamic Acid
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass, Nuts
Pantothenic Acid Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast,  Calcium Pantothenate
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass
Choline Soybean, Wheat Grass, Barley Grass  Choline
Inositol  Soybean, Wheat Grass, Barley Grass  Reduced from corn Inositol
Biotin From Liver, Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Beans  d-biotin
Nicotinic Acid  Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast,  Niacin Nicotinate
Blackstrap Molasses, Wheat Grass, Beans
Para-aminobenzoic Acid Vegetarian Yeast, Brewer’s Yeast, Para-aminobenzoic Acid
Blackstrap Molasses  Wheat Grass
Vitamin C Complex
Vitamin C  Citrus Fruit, Acerola Cherry,  Ascorbic Acid (usually from
Green Pepper, Chickweed fermented corn chemically changed)
Vitamin D Complex
Vitamin D  Fish Oil, Shitake Mushroom Irradiated Ergosterol,
Cholecalciferol
Vitamin E Complex
Vitamin E Wheat Germ Oil, Rice Bran, Safflower Oil  Alpha Tocopherol,
Mixed Tocopherols
Vitamin K Complex
Vitamin K From Alfalfa, Wheat Grass, Menadione
Barley Grass, Spinach, Cauliflower


NOTE: Crystalline can be legally called natural as it is isolated from a natural product but do not be fooled as it is, in fact, NOT NATURAL.

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