REAL VITAMIN B12 IN NORI AND ITS POTENTIAL GROWTH IN INDIA

Abstract

As a substantial marine crop, Porphyra sp. (nori) is widely cultivated. One of the many minerals present in dried nori is vitamin B12, which is the only vitamin absent from diets manufactured from plants. Vegetarian diets are deficient in iron and vitamin B12, which can cause severe anaemia. Nori also has a lot of iron incomparison to other plant-based foods. Since nori has several bioactive compounds with different pharmacological effects, eating it is healthy for human health. Dried Porphyra sp. (nori) contains a variety of minerals, including vitamin B12 (B12), bioactive chemicals coenzyme forms (49%OH-B12, 33%CH3-B12, and 18% AdoB12), and pseudo vitamin B12, which is inactive in human bodies. From nutritional sources consisting of plants, .Only vitamin B12 is absent from dietary sources derived from plants. As a result, pure vegans are more susceptible to developing a B12 deficiency than non-vegetarians. The greatest B12 supplement for vegetarians available right now is nori. All of the Korean laundry products examined, as determined by a silica gel 60 thin layer chromatography-bioautogram examination, contained genuine vitamin B12 and not inactive corrinoid. Korean purple laver products make great sources of vitamin B12. Using the microbiological vitamin B12 test technique, the vitamin B12 content of many Korean purple laver products was examined. Seaweed may be found in great quantities around the beaches of Gujarat, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Many populations of seaweed that are crucial to the Indian economy may flourish luxuriantly thanks to the variety of coastal ecosystems that surround it. These resources provide a great deal of potential for the development of seaweed-based industries in India. Additionally, since half of Indian soil has been exhausted owing to soil degradation, alternative food sources must be found. Its cultivation in India might lead to the creation of more than 50 million new jobs. Finding a new alternative food supply is necessary since soil degradation has already exhausted half of India's soil. A new seaweed sector, a rise in GDP, better ocean productivity, reduced algal blooms, increased carbon sequestration, and other benefits from India's seaweed agriculture. The production of seaweed, often known as nori, has a promising future because of the numerous advantages it offers to the economy and ecology.