Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine.

Vitamin B6 performs a wide variety of functions in the body. In fact, it is needed for more than 100 enzymes involved in protein metabolism and is essential for red blood cell metabolism. The nervous and immune systems need vitamin B6 to function efficiently, and it is also required for the conversion of tryptophan (an amino acid) to niacin (a vitamin). Vitamin B6 helps maintain the health of lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes) that make your white blood cells, and helps maintain your blood sugar within a normal range.

Vitamin B6 is found in potatoes, garbanzo beans, chicken breast, oatmeal, trout, sunflower seeds, spinach, ostrich and avocado.

Find Vitamin B6 in:

Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans
Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans or ceci, have a creamy texture and nutty taste...
Chicken
Chicken is a versatile staple in almost every culture's cuisine which can be prepared in a myriad of ways...
Oats
Oats are high protein grain enjoyed primarily as a breakfast food throughout the world...
Trout
Trout is a diverse group of fish belonging to the same family as salmon...
Spinach
A leafy green native of Asia, spinach was brought to Europe by the Moors when they conquered Spain in the eighth century...
Seeds
Seeds are generated by plants as a means to carry on their species and are therefore a condensed source of nutrients...
Avocados
Native to the tropics and subtropics, avocados are a unique fruit and concentrated source of nutrients...
Quail
American quail are named by their region — bobwhite in the East, partridge in the South, quail in the North and blue quail in the Southwest...
Ostrich
Ostrich is becoming more and more popular across the U...