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One vitamin that vegans might have a hard time finding is vitamin B12. This is because this vitamin is only found in animal foods. The book says that vegans should eat B12 fortified foods such as cold cereals.

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A vitamin that can be destroyed by cooking is vitamin C. This happens when it is exposed to heat. The vitamin is water-soluble and can be destroyed by heat.

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One of the functions of vitamin C is to form collagen, a protein that provides strength to bones and teeth. Vitamin C also acts as an antioxidant. This vitamin is good for the immune system.

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A majority of people lack the RDA for vitamin D. As a person gets older, their bodies do not produce as much vitamin D. A deficiency in vitamin D can cause osteoporosis.

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All milk is fortified with vitamin D. Also most cereals are also fortified with vitamins. Orange juices are also fortified with vitamin D. Vitamin D is often added to breakfast cereals.

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Vitamin D can be a hard vitamin for vegans to find. As a majority of our vitamin D intake comes from dairy products in which not many vegans consume. The best way for vegans to get Vitamin D, would be fortified foods and a Vitamin D supplement

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Vitamin C is the vitamin that is most likely to be destroyed in cooking as it is water soluble and temperature sensitive. Applying heat to this vitamin can cause it to be destroyed and/or removed.

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A function of Vitamin K is to help the blood clot and help wounds heal. Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin.

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A research study from the American Dietetic Association indicates that Americans are not getting sufficient amounts of Vitamin A. It is essential in immune, vision, and reproductive support. Not getting enough Vitamin A can cause blindness, and increased infections.

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Cereal products are fortified with many vitamins, A, B, C, D, E, and K. One of the big ones is the B vitamins.

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Vegas have a hard time sourcing vitamin B12 because it is only in animal foods.

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Vitamin C is destroyed when cooking because it is sensitive to temperatures and heat can remove it sadly.     Ericka Kreuser

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Vitamin C is destroyed when cooking because it is sensitive to temperatures and heat can remove it sadly.     Ericka Kreuser

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Vitamin C functions:
Boost immune system
Wound Healing
Absorption of Iron
Important for Growth
Maintain Healthy Bones

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Vitamin D

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Milk is fortified with Vitamin D. Vitamin D is added to cereal.

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A vegan diet must get vitamin B12 by taking supplements or eating food that has been fortified with this nutrient. These include enriched yeast extracts, soy products, breakfast cereals, bread, and meat substitutes

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I was thinking they might have a hard time with Vitamin E. Whole wheat bread contains a lot of vitamins including vitamin E. They may not want that vitamin or bread if it's not vegan.

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I was thinking that vitamin D could be removed while cooking. Especially if it was heated, I think that Vitamin D is stronger in dairy than if it was cooked. I think it's based on the temperature of it.

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One function of Calcium is to actually increase the calcium that is in your body. It can help with bone strength and muscle contraction.

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I believe a lot of Americans are deficient in iron. There are a lot of foods that are rich in iron that we don't eat. We have a lot of people that are anemic because they lack iron.

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Eggs are fortified with omega 3 fatty acids.
Fortified vitamins are A, C, D.

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Vitamin C, which consist of fruits and vegetables. Some people may try to eat them, but if they dont cook certain vegetables of fruits the right way, they will lose most of the vitamins from that vegetbale or fruit.

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Vitamin C is destroyed in cooking due to the heat and its water-soluble.

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Vitamin D helps your bones grow and strengthen.

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Vitamin D, we can't get stronger without it. As we grow old we will lose that strength.

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Milk has vitamin D so it is more fortified since it is in most foods and cereal.

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One vitamin vegans have a hard time sourcing is vitamin B12 because it's almost exclusively found in animal-sourced foods.

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Vitamin C can easily be removed because it is water-soluble and temperature-sensitive, so easily degraded during cooking, and elevated temperatures and long cooking times have been found to cause sever losses of vitamin C.

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Vitamin B Makes sure that the body's cell is functioning properly. They help the body convert food into energy (metabolism), create new blood cells, and maintain healthy skin cells, brain cells, and other body tissues.

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Vitamin D. People who don't have enough of it are at higher risk of bone density loss, which increases the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. People who are more likely to lack vitamin D are breastfed infants, older people, people with dark skin, and people with certain conditions such as kidney or liver disease.

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One food that is fortified with vitamin D is milk. That vitamin is added mostly to cereals.

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the b12 comment i just posted was me

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Vitamin C breaks down when cooking. This is because it is water soluble.

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Vitamin E acts mainly as an antioxidant

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Milk is typically fortified with vitamin D

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Vitamin B12 is what they need

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Vitamin C is destroyed by cooking because of the heat. Also because it is water soluble

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Vitamin D: helps regulate phosphate and calcium in the body.

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Vitamin A

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Milk is fortified with vitamin D. also orange juice is fortified with vitamin d

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They have a hard time finding Omega 3's because those are fish based or calcium which is often in milk.

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The B vitamins are heat sensitive and thus might be removed by cooking

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Vitamin A helps with eyesight while Vitamin C boosts the immune system and prevents scurvy

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All of them since organic food is expensive and the system has basically crunched down our break times to the point where the only time it's possible to eat, your most likely to be eating fast food which makes you slower and then they siphon money out of you in the hospital for a condition they caused like a vampire at a blood drive.

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Orange Juice is fortified with Vitamin D.

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Vitamin B12 is the vitamin that vegans have a hard time sourcing, because they do not eat meats, fish, eggs, milk, or milk products, or Vitamin B12 fortified foods.

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Vitamin C content in food may be reduced by prolonged storage and by cooking because it is water-soluble and destroyed by heat.

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Vitamin C (whose chemical name is ascorbic acid, meaning "no-scurvy acid"; one of its4 functions in the body is that Vitamin C helps stimulate the immune system.

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Folate is the Vitamin where Americans, as a whole may be deficient.

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Cereals fortified with Vitamin D.

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Heme Iron would be hard for vegans and vegetarians to source because its mostly found in red meats. Heme Iron helps the body absorb non Heme iron. It opens up vegans and vegetarians to anemia than meat eaters.

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Vitamin B can be lost when grilled or boiled, it happens when the juices from the meat drips off.

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Vitamin B is a vital role in good health. It helps energy levels, brain function, and metabolism. It helps prevent infections.

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Vitamin B6 would help Americans benefit especially during this pandemic. It helps keep the immune system strong.

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Tuna is a food fortified with a lot of vitamins like vitamin A, B1, and B2.

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Iron or calcium would be the first two that come to mind that a vegan would find difficult to find. they're both found in non vegan foods, like milk and read meat. Although both can be found elsewhere, they would most likely need to supliment to get the amounts our bodies need.

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Vitamin C seems to be the vitamin most at risk when cooking due to it being water-soluble and not resistent to heat. Boiling is the most devastating way to cook nutrients that are at risk.

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regulates the amount of calcium and phosphate in our bodies. It serves a huge purpose in keeping our bones healthy, and a lack of it causes the density to be reduced and puts you at more of a risk for bone diseas or fracture.

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Vitamin C, the vitamin most commonly found in fruits and acidic veggies. We as Americans already have a low fruit and veggie diet, so it only makes sense that this would be a hard one for us to maintain.

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Every one of us needs iodine to live a healthy lifestyle but almost no foods contain it. This is why you see iodized salt. It's fortified with the vitamin because without it there's almost nowhere it can be found. The vitamin controls our hormones and metabolism.

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Vitamin D is a vitamin Americans are deficient in.

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Vitamin B folic acid is fortified in many breads.

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Vitamin A maintains the health of the eye vision and supports reproduction, growth and development.

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Vitamin A can be lost while cooking  because it does not last in cooking oils.

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Vegans may have a hard time getting enough vitamin D because vitamin D is only located in a few foods and those foods are mostly animal products.

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One vitamin that vegans may have a hard time sourcing is vitamin B6. A lot of Vitamin B6 comes from meat, poultry, and fish. It does come from some plant food but it's not as absorbed if it came from meat.

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A vitamin that may be destroyed by cooking is Vitamin C. When vegetables and even fruits are cooked, they tend to lose water, the plant cells die, and they tend to lose flavor.

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One vitamin is folate and vitamin B12. Their function is to make new cells and to maintain the cover around nerve fibers.

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Americans might be deficient in is vitamin C. This is because many of us have low intake of fruits and vegetables.

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One food that is most likely to be fortified with vitamins is Milk. It is fortified with Vitamin D.

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Vitamin D might be a vitamin vegns don't get enough of because it is a vitamin that is in a lot of dairy products and meat products.

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Vitamin C can be destroyed when cooked because of the heat. Also because it is water soluble.

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Biotin is a vitamin in the vitamin B family. It's function is involved in the metabolic process and is widely consumed for hair, skin and nail growth.

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Right now in the COVID era, i think many Americans might be lacking vitamin D because we acquire it from sunlight, and many people are choosing to stay indoors as much as possible because of COVID.

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Most milk is fortified with vitamin D. Cereal is also sometimes fortified with vitamin D.

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Vegans may have a hard time getting vitamin D because it is mostly found in animal products.

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Vitamin C is water soluble and heat sensitive so it is easily degraded during the cooking process. Things being cooked for long periods of time lose the most of it.

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One vitamin the body needs is Vitamin E.  Its function is to help maintain healthy skin and eyes and to strengthen the body's natural defense to illness.

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calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamins A, B12, C, and D are some of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the US

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Tuna, mackerel, and salmon are foods that are fortified with vitamin D

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Vegans may have a hard time sourcing vitamin B6 and B12 because these two are found primarily in animal foods which vegans don't partake in.

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Vitamin B12 is easily destroyed when foods containing it are microwaved. The vitamin C content of food may be reduced by cooking because it is water soluble and destroyed by heat.

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Vitamin D:
-Maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus to ensure strong bones.

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Americans can be deficient in many vitamins, however, the most common and serious of these is Vitamin D. This is very important for bone growth and if a person is left without vitamin D for too long they may be at risk for osteoporosis.

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Milk is fortified with several vitamins, the main one being vitamin D.

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Vitamin B6 and B12 would be hard for them to come across because its mainly inside of meat.

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Vitamin C is destroyed in high temperatures and water.

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Vitamin C helps your body repair tissue and helps your immune system work properly.

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Americans might be deficient in vitamin D because we are further away from the sun in north America compared to countries near the equator.

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Peanuts and or peanut butter is full of vitamin E.

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vitamin d promotes calcium absorption in our gut to help our body with bone mineralization. its also prevents us from getting a disease that causes involentauy muscle contractions

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Zinc would be hard for them to get enough of. There is zinc in plant foods but not a lot. They would have to really track how much they are getting to make sure.

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folic acid can be destroyed in cooking, but if depends on the food and how you cook it. For instance a lot of folic acid is destroyed if you boil broccoli but not if you steam it.

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Thiamin (B1) converts food into energy and is crucial for nerve functon.

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A lot of Americans are deficient in Vitamin A. I think this is because a lot of people eat fast food and there aren't very many fruits and vegetables in fast food.

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cereal is often fortified with a lot of different vitamins including Vitamin A.

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Iron. Because they eat little to no animal foods, which have a high source of protein, they have a lower amount of iron.

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Vitamin C can be destroyed in boiling water or high temperatures.