What is vitamin B12?

Product Name: Vitamin B12
Other Name: Cyanocobalamin
CAS No. : 68-19-9
Appearance: Dark red crystaline powder
M.W. : 1355.38
M.F.: C63H88CoN14O14P
Function : Eseential nutrients

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin, like all other B-vitamins.
This means it can dissolve in water and travel through the bloodstream. The human body can store vitamin B12 for up to four years. Any excess or unwanted vitamin B12 is excreted in the urine.
Vitamin B12 is the largest and most structurally complicated vitamin. It occurs naturally in meat products and can only be industrially produced through bacterial fermentation synthesis.

Fast facts on vitamin B12

1. Vitamin B12 is important for brain function the synthesis of red blood cells.
2. Deficiency of vitamin B12 can lead to neurological difficulties and anemia.
3. People over the age of 14 should consume more than 2.4 micrograms (mcg) of vitamin B12 daily.
4. Vitamin B12 is naturally available in meats, but people who do not eat meat, such as vegans, can obtain vitamin B12 in supplement form.

Foods

Vitamin B12 can be found naturally in animal products, such as fish, meat, eggs, and dairy products. It does not typically occur in plant foods.
Good dietary sources of vitamin B12 include:
beef
pork
ham
poultry
lamb
fish, especially haddock and tuna
dairy products, such as milk, cheese, and yogurt
some nutritional yeast products
eggs
Some types of soya milk and breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin B12.
It is always better to maintain a balanced diet and receive healthful amounts of nutrients before active treatment is required. The symptoms of deficiency are easily avoided with a healthful diet.

Benefits

1. Vitamin B12 is crucial to the normal function of the brain and the nervous system. It is also involved in the formation of red blood cells and helps to create and regulate DNA.
2. The metabolism of every cell in the body depends on vitamin B12, as it plays a part in the synthesis of fatty acids and energy production. Vitamin B12 enables the release of energy by helping the human body absorb folic acid.
3. The human body produces millions of red blood cells every minute. These cells cannot multiply properly without vitamin B12. The production of red blood cells reduces if vitamin B12 levels are too low. Anemia can occur if the red blood cell count drops.

APPLICATION

[In Medcine Field]

1) Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to anemia and neurological disorders.
Can be used in infant food, usage of 10 ~ 30 mu g/kg;
In strengthening pinocytosis usage is 2 ~ 6 mu g/kg.
2).Vitamin B12 can treat nutritional and pregnancy anemia.
3) Vitamin B12 can treat nerve pain, muscle pain, joint pain.
4)Itamin B12 can treat uncontrolled hemorrhagic anemia, neuralgia and obstructive diseases.

[In Food Field]

Vitamin b17 can be used as food coloring agents in ham, sausage, ice cream, fish sauce and so on.

[In Feed Field]

As feed nutrition fortifier, have the function of the anemia, anemia of pernicious anemia, nutritional anemia, parasites are effective dosage of 15 to 30 mg/t

[In Cosmetic Field]

Vitamin B12 is generally known as hematopoietic vitamin, with excellent effect of skin regeneration, cell regeneration and blood generation it is an important component of the promotion of human metabolism. It can solve some skin problems as follows:
1)Skin tired, dull, dry skin and other issues;
2) Significantly dilute the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles arising due to increasing age
3)After the repair sun, autumn and winter cold, dry skin caused by swelling, peeling, pain;
4)Pock marks, mosquito bite scars, burns burn scars;
5)After use cosmetic surgery to avoid scarring.