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title: "A vitamina B12 na dieta vegan - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "A vitamina B12 na dieta vegan: (nutricionista) Vegetarian Resource Group T&oacute;picos deste artigo: Sum&aacute;rio A necessidade de vitamina B12 Poss&iacute;veis fontes de vitamina B12 Boas fontes vegan de vitamina B12 Notas bibliogr&aacute;ficas Extra&iacute;do do livro Simply Vegan: Quick"
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#  A vitamina B12 na dieta vegan

![A vitamina B12 na dieta vegan](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/portuguese-trans-vrg-b12.png) | **A vitamina B12 na dieta vegan**     Reed Mangels, Ph.D, R.D. (nutricionista)     **[Vegetarian Resource Group](http://www.vrg.org/)**     **Tópicos deste artigo:**Sumário    A necessidade de vitamina B12    Possíveis fontes de vitamina B12    Boas fontes vegan de vitamina B12    Notas bibliográficas  Extraído do livro *Simply Vegan: Quick Vegetarian Meals*, de Debra Wasserman. Seção sobre nutrição de Reed Mangels Ph.D., R.D. (ISBN 0-931411-20-3)  **Sumário**  A necessidade de vitamina B12 é muito pequena. As fontes não-animais incluem cereais da marca Grape-Nuts (um pouco mais de meia xícara atende à dose diária recomendada, ou DDR, de um adulto), Red Star Vegetarian Support Formula ou levedura nutritiva T-6635+ (um pouco menos de uma colher de sopa atende à DDR de um adulto) e leite de soja fortificado com vitamina B12. Para mulheres grávidas e que estejam amamentando, bebês e crianças, são especialmente importantes boas fontes de vitamina B12 na dieta.  **A necessidade de vitamina B12**  A vitamina B12 é necessária na divisão celular e na formação do sangue. Alimentos vegetais não contêm vitamina B12, exceto quando contaminados por microorganismos. Assim, os vegans precisam procurar outras fontes de vitamina B12 em sua dieta. Embora a necessidade mínima de vitamina B12 seja bem pequena, de um milionésimo de grama (1 micrograma) por dia para adultos \[1\], a deficiência de vitamina B12 é um problema muito sério que acaba    causando danos irreversíveis aos nervos. Vegans prudentes incluem fontes de vitamina B12 em suas dietas. No entanto, a deficiência de vitamina B12 é na verdade bastante rara, mesmo em pessoas que são vegans há muito tempo.  Normalmente a vitamina B12 é secretada no intestino delgado junto com a bile e outras secreções e reabsorvida, mas isso não aumenta o estoque de vitamina B12 do organismo. Já que pequena quantidade da vitamina não é reabsorvida, é possível que o estoque de vitamina B12 acabe se esgotando. No entanto, devemos ser bastante eficientes na reutilização da vitamina B12, pois esta deficiência é rara.  As bactérias do trato intestinal humano fabricam vitamina B12. A maioria dessas bactérias está no intestino grosso. Aparentemente a vitamina B12 não é absorvida no intestino grosso \[1\].  **Possíveis fontes de vitamina B12**  Algumas bactérias do intestino delgado produzem vitamina B12 \[12\]. A quantidade de vitamina B12 produzida não parece ser adequada para impedir a deficiência da vitamina \[3\].  Embora alguns vegans possam conseguir vitamina B12 por não lavarem as mãos direito, esta não é uma boa fonte. Os vegans que comiam anteriormente alimentos de origem animal podem ter estoques de vitamina B12 capazes de durar 20 ou 30 anos \[1\] ou mais. Mas pessoas que são vegans há muito tempo, bebês, crianças e mulheres grávidas ou em lactação (por causa do maior consumo) devem tomar cuidado especial para conseguir vitamina B12 em quantidade suficiente.  **Boas fontes vegans de vitamina B12**  Conhecem-se algumas boas fontes vegans de vitamina B12. A marca norte-americana de levedura nutritiva Red Star T-6635+ foi testada e comprovou-se que contém vitamina B12 ativa. Nos Estados Unidos encontra-se muitas vezes esta marca de levedura rotulada como Vegetarian Support Formula, com ou sem T-6635+ entre parênteses depois do novo nome. É uma fonte confiável de vitamina B12. A levedura nutritiva, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, é um fermento alimentar cultivado em solução de melado, vendido na forma de flocos ou pó amarelo. Seu sabor lembra o do queijo. A levedura nutritiva é diferente do levedo de cerveja e da levedura seca ou torula. Pode muitas vezes ser usado por pessoas sensíveis a outros levedos ou fermentos.  A DDR de vitamina B12 para adultos (que inclui um fator de segurança) é de 2,4 microgramas por dia \[4\]. Um pouco menos de uma colher de sopa da levedura nutritiva Vegetarian Support Formula (Red Star T-6635+) fornece 2,4 microgramas de vitamina B12. Várias receitas deste livro usam levedura nutritiva.  Outra fonte de vitamina B12 são os cereais fortificados. Por exemplo, a marca norte-americana Grape-Nuts contém vitamina B12, e um pouquinho mais de meia xícara de Grape-Nuts ou 1 xícara e 1/3 de Flocos Grape-Nuts fornecem 2,4 microgramas de vitamina B12. Recomendamos verificar o rótulo de sua marca predileta de cereal, já que é sabido que muitos fabricantes pararam de adicionar B12.  Outras fontes de vitamina B12 são o leite de soja fortificado com B12, sucedâneos da carne fortificados com B12 (alimentos feitos de glúten de trigo ou de soja para simular carne, frango ou peixe) e suplementos de vitamina B12. Há suplementos vitamínicos que não contêm produtos animais.  Os vegans que preferirem usar um suplemento de vitamina B12, isolado ou junto a outras vitaminas, deveriam usá-lo pelo menos várias vezes por semana. Mesmo que um suplemento contenha muito mais que o nível recomendado de vitamina B12, quando se ingere muita vitamina B12 parece que a absorção é reduzida. Isso significa que, para atender à sua necessidade, você deve tomar a vitamina várias vezes por semana.  Cita-se muitas vezes que o tempê, o misso e as algas contêm grande quantidade de vitamina B12. Mas esses produtos não são fontes confiáveis porque a quantidade de vitamina B12 presente depende do tipo de processamento sofrido pelo alimento \[1, 5\]. O método padrão de medir a vitamina B12 em alimentos avalia a forma ativa e a inativa da vitamina. A    forma inativa (também chamada de "análogos") na verdade interfere com a absorção e o metabolismo normais da vitamina B12. Alimentos fermentados e algas marinhas podem conter mais vitamina B12 inativa do que ativa.  Aparentemente, encontra-se alguma vitamina B12 em vegetais cultivados organicamene, mas em quantidade muito pequena. Segundo um estudo \[7, 8\], seria necessário comer mais de 23 xícaras de espinafre cultivado organicamente para atender à DDR de vitamina B12 para um adulto. Não se pode depender do produto como fonte confiável de vitamina B12 porque o nível da vitamina nas plantas varia muito, dependendo do tipo de planta e do solo    onde é cultivada. Além disso, pode haver análogos da vitamina B12 no solo que serão absorvidos pelas plantas. Se estes análogos estiverem presentes, poderão interferir com a incorporação de vitamina B12 pela planta ou com a utilidade da vitamina B12 da planta para seres humanos.  **Notas bibliográficas**  1\. Herbert V. Vitamin B12: Plant sources, requirements, and assay. Am J Clin Nutr 1988; 48: 852-858.  2\. Albert MJ, Mathan VI, Baker SJ. Vitamin B12 synthesis by human small intestinal bacteria. Nature 1980; 283: 781-782.  3\. Callender ST, Spray GH. Latent pernicious anemia. Br J Haematol 1962; 8: 230-240.  4\. Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B-6, Folate, Vitamin B-12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998.  5\. Specker BL, Miller D, Norman EJ, et al. Increased urinary methylmalonic acid excretion in breast-fed infants of vegetarian mothers and identification of an acceptable dietary source of vitamin B12. Am J Clin Nutr 1987; 47: 89-92.  6\. Kondo H, Binder MJ, Kohhouse JF, et al. Presence and formation of cobalamin analogues in multivitamin-mineral pills. J Clin Invest 1982; 70: 889-898.  7\. Mozafar A. Is there vitamin B12 in plants or not? A plant nutritionist's view. Vegetarian Nutrition: An International Journal 1997; 1/2: 50-52.  8\. Mozafar A. Enrichment of some B-vitamin in plants with application of organic fertilizers. Plant and Soil 1994; 167: 305-11.  Este artigo foi originalmente publicado no livro Simply Vegan: Quick Vegetarian Meals (Simplesmente vegan: refeições rápidas vegetarianas), de Debra Wasserman. Seção sobre nutrição de autoria de Reed Mangels Ph.D., R.D. (ISBN 0-931411-20-3)  ---   Tradução: Beatriz Medina  | A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. 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