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Tahini: the healthiest food for vegans!

Tahini is the absolute must-to-eat food for vegans, as it’s rich in iron, calcium & protein, which aren’t found in abundant plant-based foods.

Vegans & vegetarians don’t need thiamine supplements if they follow a well-balanced, healthy diet. They can get high doses from vegan foods.

There are many vegan foods high in niacin. Whole grains, seeds, nuts, beans, fruits, mushrooms & nutritional yeast are good natural sources.

Although there aren’t vegan foods rich in carnitine, vegans don’t need carnitine supplements. The human body synthesizes more than enough.

Vegan athletes don’t require BCAA supplements. They can get them from plant-based foods high in BCAAs, such as beans, seeds, nuts & grains.

Creatine is vegan. It’s just an amino acid. But, there aren’t vegan foods with creatine. Vegans can get creatine only from supplements.

Taurine is vegan, as it’s simply an amino acid. But it’s naturally found in foods that aren’t vegan. The only vegan taurine-rich food is Nori

Only a few plant-based foods are high in vitamin B12. The richest vegan foods in vitamin B12 are nutritional yeast, cholera, nori & tempeh.

There aren’t plant-based foods high in vitamin D. Vegans require sun exposure, or even better, take supplements.

Eating a wide variety of vegan foods, such as beans, vegetables, seeds, nuts & whole grains can help us meet our daily needs of calcium.