Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) rich foods
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) has an important role in maintaining health in humans.
The vitamin is involved as coenzymes in more than 100 enzyme reactions such as amino acid metabolism and the metabolism of carbohydrates, and lipids.
Vitamin B6 is involved in gluconeogenesis (formation of glucose from protein) and glycogenolysis (break down of glycogen), immune function, and hemoglobin formation.
The recommended daily intake is 1-2 milligrams. The precise amount depends on age and gender. More on vitamin B6 here.
Below is a list of foods having the highest content of vitamin B6 in milligrams (mg) per 100 grams of the food. The list also includes the number of kilocalories (kcal) and the vitamin B6 content in milligrams (mg) per kcal, and the list is sorted with respect to the latter with the highest values at the top.
As you can see there are many foods having a high vitamin B6 content per kcal. So if you are lacking in this vitamin, you could easily correct the deficiency by eating some of these foods.
The list is made using ECstep’s Personal Nutrition Data Program and includes more than 100 of the vitamin B6 richest foods. Commercial brand products are not included in this list.
