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No. Vitamin B12 intake for vegetarians is essentially zero, unless they intentionally take supplements containing it (or eat something like Marmite, to which B12 is intentionally added).

B12 is produced by intestinal bacteria in animals. There are compounds similar to B12 in some plant products; unfortunately, while they're similar enough to fool simple tests for B12, they're not similar enough to be biologically active.

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