Vitamin B6

Vitamin B62 (Pyridoxine) facts

• Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin
• Processed grains have very little vitamin B6
• Magnesium is required to enable vitamin B6 to work properly
• Vitamin B6 works well with vitamin C and selenium
• Vitamin B6 in foods is lost through freezing
• Vitamin B6 needs the same amount of vitamin B2 to work properly

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is a water-soluble vitamin, which means that it is easily absorbed in the body (as most of the body is made of water and so are most of the foods eaten), but some of it may be lost in cooking.

Processed grain foods (breads) have lost their vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), through the very process of milling the flour and removing all the whole grain parts. Whole grains on the other hand, have all their vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) intact, so are more preferable, even when the processed foods are enriched with various vitamins.

At the very least, the recommended daily intake of magnesium is required in order for vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) to be activated and to perform its various actions.

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) works in synergy with vitamin C and selenium to perform its various duties.

In addition, vitamin B2 (riboflavin), around the same dosage amount as vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is required when supplementation is used, as these vitamins work synergistically together.

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