Foods, fortificants, and supplements: where do Americans get their nutrients? - 2011
Nutrition Impact LLC
Folate
600 mcg (1020 DFE) in Essential for Women
1000 mcg (1700 DFE) in Essential Prenatal
235 mcg (400 DFE) in Essential for Women 50+
SourcePisticci, Italy
Form5MTHF Glucosamine Salt
Found inLentils, avocado, and oranges
ManufacturerGnosis
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Benefits
Mood*
DNA Synthesis*
Brain Health*
Our enzymatically active and cell-identical 5MTHF folate is the optimal form.
Works together to support heart health by adding methyl groups to homocysteine.*
+Vitamin B12
Evidence-Based or Bust
We use nutrients backed by a significant body of research that is growing every day. Of the thousands of unaffiliated studies our in-house scientists sorted through to guide our choices, the titles below are the most relevant MVPs.
Neural tube defects, folic acid and methylation - 2013
VU Free University
Assessing the association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C>T polymorphism and blood folate concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials and observational studies - 2015
CDC
Folate, folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are not the same thing - 2014
University of Milan
High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood - 2015
University of Toronto
[6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate increases plasma folate more effectively than folic acid in women with the homozygous or wild-type 677C,T polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase - 2009
University of Bonn
Folates, compositions and uses thereof - 2011
Gnosis S.p.A.
There are 22,610 studies on Folate and counting
Substantiation is a living, breathing thing. We are constantly reviewing new research. Have a study you think we should take a look at? Send it our way: research@ritual.com
