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PROTEIN BRO (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

There's not a single nutrient you can't get from plants or fungi, that wasn't the issue. But yes it's literally essential for vegans to know what they need as unlike the rest of us, they are way less covered by simply grabbing something from the supermarket shelf.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

vitamin a

edit: not everyone can synthesize vitamin a from plant material to the same degree. some, not at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Doesn't occur directly in plants but can be produced by humans from beta carotene. Carrots, kale, spinach, honey melon, others, the list isn't exactly short or expensive.

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