It’s possible that the processing may have taken out the nutrients, since B12 is water soluable. Beri Beri is a deficiency of B1.
Bulk processing just sounds unhealthy.lol
I read somewhere that it is nearly impossible to get all the bugs larvae out of stuff. Still, flour can harbor deadly stuff too, so I guess it pays to be cautious.
Some how I just can’t bear to think about eating wiggly stuff.
Well, it was a B something!
There are a whole host of nutrients that come from animals that you will not get just from veggies.
Of the nine or so amino acids, I think about three do not happen unless you eat something that squirms! (Or at least DID squirm!)
;-)