My first B12 suppliments. Cruel Irony

[Allison-vega]

Today I finally purchased B12 supplements for the first time. I get them home and take 2 tablets. Then I look at the ingredients. Stupid me not to have checked before buying. To my surprise, they are made with MILK! Who puts milk in a B12 supplement!? What is the matter with the world?

[brimstoneSalad]

That's crazy. Did they make them with lactose?

Ginny linked to three good vegan brands on her site.

http://www.theveganrd.com/2015/02/findi ... ement.html

[Cirion Spellbinder]

Today I accidentally discovered that Monster Energy provides 100% of your daily B12.

I would not recommend it as a source of the nutrient because it's absurdly expensive and has far too much sugar:
• A 28-day month of Spring Valley Sublingual B12 Microlozenges costs $0.44 (USD), while a 28-day month of Monster Energy costs $43.61 (USD).
• A can of Monster Energy takes up 41% of your daily carbohydrates, preventing you from consuming more nutritional carbohydrates.

[seitan_forker]

They make calorie-free Monster with the B12 fortification, but I'm pretty sure it's chemically identical to fracking fluid. Exaggeration slight.

Has anyone stumbled across a list of vitamin companies which don't rely on animal testing? I'm taking a Vitacost methylcobalamin sublingual now, and while Vitacost is good about directing people towards Leaping Bunny-certified products, they're vague regarding their own practices.