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Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine, Pyridoxal, Pyridoxamine RDA, Rich Food Sources
Written by Diet Bites
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Natural Food Sources Containing Vitamin B6:
Avocado, bananas, yeast extract, dried brewer's yeast, wheat bran, wheat germ, oat flakes, sardines, mackerel, beef, poultry, brown rice, cabbage, molasses, free range eggs.
Vitamin B6 Nutrition Benefits for the Body:
General -Anti allergy, anti depressant, necessary to production of hydrochloric acid in stomach, necessary for absorption of protein, necessary for absorption of fats - one of the most-used nutrients by the body.
Therapeutic Uses for Vitamin B6: Controlling travel sickness, depression associated with some types of birth control, convulsions in infants, skin lesions, skin allergies, bronchial asthma and radiation sickness.
Vitamin B6 Deficiency Symptoms:
Cracked lips, inflamed tongue, swollen tongue, swollen abdomen, swollen fingers, swollen ankles, breast discomforts, mild depression, scaly facial skin, headaches, inflamed nerve endings.
Rich Food Sources,Vitamin B6
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Food Selection, Preparation Mode |
Serving Size |
Vitamin B6 Content |
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Kellogg's All Bran |
1/2 cup |
3.600 mg |
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TOTAL Raisin Bran, General Mills Cereal |
1 cup |
2.076 mg |
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Kellogg's Product 19 |
1 cup |
2.070 mg |
| Kellogg's All Bran Complete |
3/4 cup |
2.030 mg |
| Kellogg's Special K Cereal |
1 cup |
2.015 mg |
| General Mills TOTAL Corn Flakes |
1 1/3 cup |
2.001 mg |
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Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat |
1/2 fillet |
1.074 mg |
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Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, cooked, dry heat |
1/2 fillet |
1.005 mg |
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Turkey, all classes, giblets |
1 cup |
0.842 mg |
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Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched |
1 cup |
0.836 mg |
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Potatoes, hashed brown, home-prepared |
1 cup |
0.836 mg |
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Nuts, chestnuts, European, roasted |
1 cup |
0.711 mg |
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Buckwheat flour, whole-groat |
1 cup |
0.698 mg |
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Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat |
1 piece |
0.652 mg |
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Potato, baked, flesh and skin, without salt |
1 potato |
0.628 mg |
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Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat & skin, cooked |
Battered, Fried 1/2 breast |
0.602 mg |
| General Mills Rice Chex Cereal |
1 1/4 cup |
0.574 mg |
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Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added |
1 cup |
0.566 mg |
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Bananas, raw |
1 cup |
0.551 mg |
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Plums, dried (prunes), stewed |
1 cup |
0.541 mg |
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Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, cooked, dry heat |
3 ounces |
0.537 mg |
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Vitamin B6 Offenders:
- Storage Time
- Processing
- Canning
Health Warnings for Vitamin B6:
- Body must have Vitamin B6 to have the ability to absorb Vitamin B12.
- Antidote to hydrazine.
- Smokers, heavy alcohol users, women on the pill, and individuals who pursue a heavy protein based diet are at an increased risk for developing Vitamin B6 deficiency.
Vitamin B6 Daily Recommended Amount mg/d (daily milligrams):
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Infants & Children: 0 to 6 months old - 0.1 mg 7 to 12 months old - 0.3 mg 1 to 3 years old - 0.5 mg 4 to 8 years old - 0.6 mg Pregnancy: All ages - 1.9 mg Lactation: All ages - 2.0 mg |
Males: 9 to 13 years old - 1.0 mg 14 to 50 years old - 1.3 mg 51 and older - 1.7 mg Females: 9 to 13 years old - 1.0 mg 14 to 18 years old - 1.2 19 to 50 years old - 1.3 51 and older - 1.5 mg |
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Vitamins & Minerals That Impact Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance & Overall Health
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