What are good food sources for cobalt?

Answer 1

You should be able to get all the cobalt you need from your daily diet. Cobalt is a major part of the structure of vitamin B12. Therefore, if you get enough vitamin B12, you will also get enough cobalt.

Cobalt is found widely in the environment. The amount of cobalt that is in foods is based on the amount of mineral that is in the soil where the food sources are grown. Good food sources of cobalt include:

• sea vegetables, such as hijiki
• cocoa
• flaxseed
• soy milk
• legumes, including adzuki beans, kidney beans, snap beans
• nuts and seeds
• green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce
• cereals, such as oats and buckwheat
• shiitake mushrooms
• figs
• tomatoes
• asparagus
• avocados
• apples

Answer 2

Green leafy vegetables. With cobalt in the bowel, the body can generate vitamin B12. Whether we can produce enough or not is questionable but consider a cow which eats grass which contains cobalt and produces B12. Why not as a human, have a diet rich in green leafy vegetables and maybe be we can be less reliant on meat.

Answer 3

Good food sources of cobalt include seafood (such as fish and shellfish), nuts, leafy green vegetables, and dairy products. Additionally, certain grains like barley and whole wheat also contain cobalt.

Answer 4

1. Leafy vegetables
2. shellfish
3. liver
4. milk