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 (1665 DFE) in Essential Prenatal
SourcePisticci, Italy
Form5MTHF Glucosamine Salt
Found inLentils, avocado, and oranges
ManufacturerGnosis
Read Interview with ManufacturerBenefits
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: [email protected]