Other vitamins
Vitamin B6 (P5P) — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
The active plasma form of vitamin B6.
Optimal range
30–110 nmol/L
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 20 nmol/L |
| Below optimal | 20 – 30 nmol/L |
| Optimal | 30 – 110 nmol/L |
| Above optimal | 110 – 180 nmol/L |
| Markedly high | > 180 nmol/L |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
B6 (pyridoxal-5-phosphate) is a cofactor for clearing homocysteine and for ALA→EPA/DHA conversion. Vegan diets are usually B6-rich, but it is worth checking when homocysteine is high.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- nmol/L
- µg/L× 4.046 → nmol/L
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
vitamin b6 · b6 · p5p · plp · pyridoxal · витамин b6 · витамин в6 · пиридоксаль
Sources
Related markers
Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.