South First spoke to medical experts to understand if fears around cyanocobalamin were justified, and found they might be largely unfounded.
Vitamin B12 deficiency can have symptoms ranging from anaemia to discoloration to tingling of extremities, and more. (Commons)
Indian doctors have dismissed as alarmist a western doctor’s statement that cyanocobalamin used in Vitamin B12 supplements contains cyanide. These supplements are largely prescribed in India and some brands contain cynacobalamin, having a cyanide molecule. However, it’s miniscule and rapidly excreted by the body, docors say, adding, it is also present in minuscule amounts in tapioca, flaxseed and apples.