Herbs With High Vitamin B Content

Coriander Leaf Benefits
Parsley Benefits
Sage Benefits
Basil Benefits

Written by Jessica Bruso

26 July, 2011

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When considering the foods that contain the most of certain B vitamins per gram, a few herbs make the list. Although herbs can provide some B vitamins, cooks use them in such small amounts that they don't contribute much toward meeting the daily value for these nutrients. You'll need to get most of your B vitamins from other foods.

Coriander Leaf Benefits

But a typical serving of about a teaspoon only provides about 1 percent of the DV for thiamine. This herb may also bind with heavy metals, such as:

lead,
help remove them from your body
although research in this area is still in the preliminary stages
according to the Medical News Today website

Try a trout or salmon dish seasoned with cilantro for a double dose of thiamine.

Parsley Benefits

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But a teaspoon of dried parsley provides 1 percent of the DV for riboflavin, and a tablespoon of fresh parsley has only 2 percent of the DV for folate. Cheese, fish and eggs also tend to be high in riboflavin, and beans are good sources of folate. Pregnant women shouldn't use more parsley than what typically occurs in foods because it may bring on menstrual flow and cause a miscarriage in high amounts, according to Drugs.com 5. You may also want to avoid dishes that contain exceptionally high amounts of parsley, such as tabbouleh.

But a teaspoon of dried parsley provides 1 percent of the DV for riboflavin, and a tablespoon of fresh parsley has only 2 percent of the DV for folate.
Cheese, fish and eggs also tend to be high in riboflavin, and beans are good sources of folate.

Sage Benefits

Dried sage is high in vitamin B-6 by weight, but a typical 1 teaspoon serving has just 1 percent of the DV for this vitamin. Sage in higher amounts may help safely lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels, according to a study published in "Complementary Therapies in Medicine" in October 2013. This herb goes well with carrots, peas and tomatoes and with protein sources like fish, pork and poultry, which are good sources of vitamin B-6 as well.

Basil Benefits

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Adding basil to your food can help you get a bit more folate, or vitamin B-9, in your diet, with each teaspoon of dried basil providing 1 percent of the DV.