53: Why You're Probably Nutrient Deficient | Chris Masterjohn, PhD
The Genius Life
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Are You Getting Your Vitamin B5 From Food?
There is a very rare genetic disorder in the ability to take pantothenic acid and turn it into enzymatic cofactors that we use. 85% of B5 in foods is coenzyme A and for phosphopantatine, the kind that cures that disease. And then if you look at what foods it's in, um, the forms of B5 that we need are highest in nutritional yeast - probably considered vegan but not in animal food.
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