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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,
PyridoxineHydrochloride
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.