The Claim
In pigs, processing methods such as pasteurization and microfiltration do not significantly alter the intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 from cows' milk, as measured by net portal-drained viscera flux, which showed no difference between raw, pasteurized, and microfiltered milk treatments.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
In pigs, heating or filtering cow's milk doesn't change how well vitamin B12 gets absorbed in the gut — it's the same whether the milk is raw, pasteurized, or microfiltered.
See the scientific wording
Processing methods such as pasteurization and microfiltration do not significantly affect the intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 from cows' milk in pigs, as net portal-drained viscera flux was not different between raw, pasteurized, or microfiltered milk treatments.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Bioavailability of vitamin B12 in cows' milk
The study found that how milk is processed—like pasteurizing or microfiltering—doesn’t change how well pigs absorb vitamin B12 from it, which is exactly what the claim says.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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