Finding foods that are low in B6

Hello, all. A commenter wanted me to make a list of foods that are relatively low in B6. That might take a while, so for now I want to give everyone a tip on how to find low-B6 foods. Google makes this very easy to do: Just search "b6 in food," where food is the specific food that you are searching for. For example, here is the result for "b6 in potato."

As you can see, one medium potato has 0.6 mg in it (according to the USDA). You can change the Type and Quantity to get the results for different sizes and kinds of potatoes.

The highest foods -- corn, potatoes, bananas, etc. -- tend to have 0.4mg or more B6 in one serving. So if you see a food that has 0.4mg or more, then you probably want to avoid it. Instead, look for foods that have 0.2mg or less. Just make sure that you are paying attention to the quantity. For example, 0.7mg is a lot of B6, but what if it's 0.7mg in a gallon? If you are only eating a few tablespoons, then you are only eating a small fraction of that 0.7mg. So always pay attention to quantity when searching.

Hope that helps!