{"product_id":"vitamin-b12-bloom","title":"Vitamin B12 Bloom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat Vitamin B12 Bloom Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVitamin B12 Bloom is a daily vitamin B12 food supplement. B12 is one of the most commonly supplemented vitamins in the United Kingdom, and the reason is dietary rather than promotional — which is worth explaining properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Vitamin B12 Is, And Where It Comes From In Food\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVitamin B12 is also known as \u003cstrong\u003ecobalamin\u003c\/strong\u003e. The name comes from cobalt, which sits at the centre of the molecule — B12 is the only vitamin that contains a metal atom in its structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the diet it occurs almost exclusively in \u003cstrong\u003eanimal-derived foods\u003c\/strong\u003e: meat, fish, shellfish, eggs and dairy. Plant foods do not reliably supply it. Some products are fortified with it — certain plant milks, nutritional yeast and breakfast cereals — but fortification is a manufacturer's decision rather than something inherent to the food, so it varies from product to product and from country to country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the entire reason B12 comes up so often in conversations about vegan and vegetarian diets. It is not a claim about what B12 does; it is a fact about where it is found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCyanocobalamin, Methylcobalamin And Adenosylcobalamin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplement labels list B12 in several forms, and the names are long enough to be off-putting. They are simpler than they look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyanocobalamin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the synthetic, highly stable form. It is the most widely used in supplements and in food fortification, largely because it keeps well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMethylcobalamin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eadenosylcobalamin\u003c\/strong\u003e are forms that occur naturally in the body. \u003cstrong\u003eHydroxocobalamin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a further form, more often encountered in clinical settings than on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducts vary in which form they use, and some combine more than one. What matters when comparing two packs is which form is stated and how much is provided per serving — expressed in micrograms and, more usefully, as a percentage of the Nutrient Reference Value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy B12 Figures Look So Large\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB12 is measured in \u003cstrong\u003emicrograms\u003c\/strong\u003e (µg, or mcg in American labelling). A microgram is one thousandth of a milligram, and the Nutrient Reference Value for B12 is small, which is why supplement figures often sit at many multiples of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large number on a B12 pack is therefore not remarkable in itself. The %NRV is the comparison worth making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow It Fits Into Your Routine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB12 is water-soluble, like the rest of the B group, which means it is not stored in fat the way vitamins A, D, E and K are. Water-soluble vitamins suit a consistent daily habit rather than an occasional one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people attach it to a meal or to a fixed point in the morning. It appears in several of the multi-product edits in the range if you would rather build a routine than buy one product at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You Get In Each Pack\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single pack, a 2 pack and a 4 pack. Identical product in each; only the quantity changes. Prices are shown on this page before you add anything to your basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdults who want a daily B12 supplement — commonly people following a vegan or vegetarian diet, or anyone whose diet is low in animal-derived foods — and who want to see the form and the amount written out rather than inferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions, Answered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is vitamin B12?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA water-soluble vitamin, also called cobalamin. It is the only vitamin whose molecule contains a metal atom — cobalt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich foods contain vitamin B12?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost exclusively animal-derived foods: meat, fish, shellfish, eggs and dairy. Some plant milks, nutritional yeast and cereals are fortified with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is B12 discussed so often with vegan and vegetarian diets?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause plant foods do not reliably supply it, and fortification varies between products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between cyanocobalamin and methylcobalamin?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCyanocobalamin is the synthetic, highly stable form used in most supplements and fortified foods. Methylcobalamin is a form that occurs naturally in the body. Adenosylcobalamin and hydroxocobalamin are two further forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy are B12 amounts written in micrograms?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause the quantities involved are very small. 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