Translations:Vitamin B12/40/en

Animal-derived foods

Animals store vitamin B₁₂ from their diets in their livers and muscles and some pass the vitamin into their eggs and milk. Meat, liver, eggs and milk are therefore sources of the vitamin for other animals, including humans. Insects are a source of B₁₂ for animals (including other insects and humans). Animal-derived food sources with a high concentration of vitamin B₁₂ include liver and other organ meats from lamb, veal, beef, and turkey; also shellfish and crab meat.