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Mandalore76 said:

palou said:

...which ones

 

In general, the composition of plants is a lot more diverse than that of meat. Further off from what you need, individually, but you have all the spikes you need to balance it out, if you do the math. 

 

The "best" diet is one thats varied/balanced, I think.

 

If you're not measuring it, this is probably true.

Vitamin B12 has already been mentioned multiple times in this thread.   It's pretty important too.  A Vitamin B12 deficiency has detrimental effects on the body.  Here's 6 more by the way:

7 Nutrients That You Can't Get From Plant Foods

• Vitamin B12. 
• Creatine. 
• Carnosine. 
• Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) .
• Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) .
• Heme-iron.
• Taurine.

  

Only B12 on that list is an essential dietary nutrient; your body can synthesize what it needs from other food sources. B12 is also NOT produced by animals, it is produced by bacteria - animals get from the vegetation they ingest, or supplements (in the case of factory farms)

And Vitamin D3 is supplemented in dairy, so that doesn't really count. The majority of people (70% of Americans) are vitamin D deficient; it's largely due to low sun exposure... Basically, if you live in a place like Germany, you NEED vitamin D supplements, regardless of your diet because we only see the sun about 25 times a year =P