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Food Sources of Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is a part of B Complex vitamins and it is one nutrient that is available in a lot of foods. We can say that it is hard to reach B6 deficiency because your diet is not likely to lack it. Problems only appear when not enough quantities are consumed. Mild deficiencies are possible. The real good news is that food sources of vitamin B6 are everywhere. You will find the nutrient in most foods. The majority of plants contain pyridoxine. Animal foods usually contain pyridoxamine and pyridoxal. Every single vitamin B6 form works in similar ways in order to achieve the same results in the human body. This basically means that it is not important what food sources of vitamin B6 you choose as long as the RDA is met every single day. Keep in mind that we are talking about a water soluble vitamin. This basically means that excess is eliminated on a daily basis and the next day you will have to consume foods that contain vitamin B6 again.
Good food sources of vitamin B6 are whole wheat, nuts, salmon, meats, protein foods, peas, brown rice and beans. You should be aware of the fact that vegetables do contain vitamin B6 but in smaller quantities. On the other hand you can usually eat a lot more vegetables on comparing with the other sources mentioned above. Keep in mind that vitamin B6 is lost when all grains are transformed into flour. In this case the only alternatives you might have stands in high fortified cereal.
When looking for food sources of vitamin B6 you need to think about the fact that the quantity is important. It is not enough to eat foods tat contain B6. It is equally important to learn about how much you have to eat. For instance, 1 medium sized banana includes 0.66 mcg of Pyridoxine. 1 medium sized potato (without skin) comes with 0.28 mcg of pyridoxine. Also, 3 ounces of lamb chops include 0.15 mcg of pyridoxine.
Even if the food sources of vitamin B6 are numerous and this vitamin is a part of most meals we eat, a lot of people still have problems in meeting vitamin B6 daily requirements. In most cases when vitamin B6 is deficient we are also faced with other vitamins that are lacking in the right quantities. If this is your case you should really consider a good B vitamin supplement or a multi vitamin supplement.