Nutrients

Vegan choline sources are rare, but there are some. Learn which plant foods contain choline, and what the scientific literature says about requirements and status. Choline has received little attention in the past, but has recently received increased attention. Vegan diets in particular have been criticized for being deficient. How true are these claims? Are […]

Vegan vitamin D – learn, how to get enough. As a fat-soluble substance, the well-known vitamin D is one of the lipophilic vitamins and thus an essential nutrient. The classic characteristic of a vitamin is the mandatory intake via food. Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, does not completely fulfill this criterion, since your body […]

What are good selenium sources on a vegan diet? The trace element selenium makes up only a small portion of the body’s total mineral content, but it performs essential functions in metabolic processes. The selenium content of vegan sources depends on soil conditions. Therefore, there are regional differences. In the USA, there are selenium-rich soils, […]

Riboflavin – vegans’ status. With the exception of vitamin B12 (cobalamin), B group vitamins are generally easy to get on a vegan diet. Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin, is found in both foods of animal and plant origin. However, the latter sources contain lower amounts, and the vitamin’s high sensitivity to light should also be […]

Calcium is the most important mineral in the body in terms of quantity. The human organism contains about 1–1.4 kg of calcium in the human organism, which is about 1.5 % of body weight (Leitzmann and Keller, 2013). The original source of calcium is the soil. Plants absorb it and thus are a calcium source […]

Vegan iron sources: Why iron content is not the only thing that matters. Iron is one of the nutrients that are considered potentially critical in a vegan diet. Therefore, vegans should be aware of vegan iron sources and how to get the most out of them in terms of bioavailability.

Vegan Omega 3 – How to meet your needs Each fatty acid performs important functions in the body. Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids. They cannot be produced in the body or can only be synthesized via extensive metabolic pathways. However, not all of them are found in plant foods. This begs the questions: […]

Omega 3 foods in a vegan diet: Which are best? Some fats or their components, the fatty acids, cannot be synthesized in the human body. Therefore, they are called “essential” and must be ingested through food. These include polyunsaturated omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Especially, the intake of (vegan) omega-3 foods requires special attention. Vegans […]