As far as I know none of the ingredients listed under “Botanical Blend” naturally contain B12. But the bottle itself (and the description from the Costco website) both claim that this product contains no synthetic vitamins 🤨 Does anyone else use this? Should I take a separate B12 supplement to be on the safe side?
by OwnStyle6512
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Switch to a multivitamin that contains synthetic/standardized extract versions of vitamins. Extracts are notoriously challenging to maintain consistent dosages. I am seriously suspicious whether this supplement contains any bioavailable B12 at all. It might contain B12 analogues, which are ineffective and potentially harmful.
This situation is a great example of why nutritional supplements should be regulated…
I’d see that, and buy something else. Just hate products that wittingly or unwittingly insult the consumer.
No botanical sources are reliable sources of B12. Even nutritional yeast is doped with added B vitamins in the fermentation tank. All supplemental B12 originates from a couple of Japanese fermentation companies, who decades ago selected for bacterial strains that over express the genes for cobalamin synthesis.
I’d accept ‘as cyanocobalamin’, and maybe ‘as methylcobalamin’. ‘Botanical blend’ just makes my hair stand on end.
Mind, there’s absolutely no good reason for any supplement manufacturer to fraudulently claim B12 on the label. I have liquid B12 with 100 years RDA per bottle in my fridge, it costs $8, and the amount of the B12 it contains probably isn’t $0.08 on the wholesale market. B12 is only required in microgram doses, and the same suppliers also supply to animal feed (for chicken and pork) producers.