The claims about how much B12 ulva contains don't really match each other...
www.seakura.net/Nutritional-Values.asp claims that ulca contains 8.6 micrograms B12 / 1g dried ulva, another source, which sells dry ulva for cattle feed suggests 7g B12/100g ulva, and then there are these sources:
http://www.dawagen.com/dwd/mak/pdf/t...elzahblawy.pdf :
http://www.encognitive.com/files/Nut...20Seaweeds.pdf :Quote:
In Ulva sp vitamin A in 100g dry matter was 960 retinal U and B complex (B1, B2, B3, B12 and Folic acid) was (0.06, 0.03, 8.0, 6.3 and 11.8 mg, respectively)
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Ulva lactuca can provide this vitamin in excess of the recommended dietary allowances for Ireland of 1.4 mcg/day with 5 mcg in 8g of dry foodstuff. This may provide an alternate source of vitamin B12 for vegetarians or vegans.
