Telling Natural Vitamins From Synthetic
HOW TO GET WELL
THE DRUGLESS WAY
CONTENTS
First Draft © Dennis Rocke & Dr J. M. Mungavin 1983
Updated Dennis Rocke © 2022
HOW TO TELL NATURAL VITAMINS FROM SYNTHETIC
| VITAMINS | SOURCE GIVEN ON LABEL | NATURAL | SYNTHETIC |
| Vitamin A | Fish oils or lemon grass | Natural | |
| Vitamin A | Acetate or Palmatate | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin C | Acerola, broccoli, cabbage, citrus fruits, green peppers, most fresh plant foods, new potatoes and rose hips | Natural | |
| Vitamin C | If source not given or ascorbic acid | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B-Complex (choline) | Soy beans or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B-Complex (choline) | Choline bitartrate | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B-Complex (inositol) | Corn, soy beans or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B-Complex | Brewer’s yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B-Complex | No source given | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B1 | Bran, rice or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B1 | Thiamine Chloride or Thiamine mononitrate | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B2 | Riboflavin | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B3 | Bran, rice or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) | No source given | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) | Yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B6 | Bran, rice or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine hydrochloride | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin B12 | Liver, fermentation concentrate or yeast | Natural | |
| Vitamin B12 | Cobalamin or cyanocobalamin | Natural fermentation product | |
| Folic Acid (vitamin BG) | Yeast | Natural | |
| Folic Acid (vitamin BG) | No source given | Synthetic | |
| PABA (vitamin BX) | Yeast | Natural | |
| PABA (vitamin BX) | No source given | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin D or Vitamin D3 | Fish oils | Natural | |
| Vitamin D or Vitamin D3 | Calciferol or Irridated Ergosterol | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin E | D-Alpha Tochopherol or Tochopherol Acetate | Natural | |
| Vitamin E | Mixed Tochopherols, Vegetable oils or wheat germ | Natural | |
| Vitamin E | Succinate | Can be natural or | Synthetic |
| Vitamin E | Alpha Tochopherol Acetate | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin K | Alfalfa or other good leafy vegetable | Natural | |
| Vitamin K | Menadione | Synthetic | |
| Vitamin P-Biovlavinoids | Citrin, Citrus Bioflavinoids, Hesperidin or Rutin | Natural |