Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
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Interesting facts about vitamin B6 (pyridoxine):
- Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin
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. - Vitamin B6 is required to metabolise carbohydrates into energy
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is required to convert carbohydrates into glucose for energy, which every single cell of the body requires to function properly. - Vitamin B6 is needed to metabolise proteins
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is required to convert foods rich in protein, into amino acids and then into the respective proteins the body requires for various metabolic processes. - Vitamin B6 in foods is lost through freezing
Freezing foods reduces their vitamin B6 content from 18.92% to 60.26% and that the loss is significantly greater in food of animal origin (an average of 55.0%).
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.
- Processed grains have very little vitamin B6
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. - Magnesium is required to enable vitamin B6 to work properly
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 works well with vitamin C and selenium
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) works in synergy with vitamin C and selenium to perform its various duties. - Vitamin B6 needs the same amount of vitamin B2 to work properly
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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