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Jackie and I spent years searching for the best ingredients in our mult-vitamin product. It took a great deal of time and research to make sure every ingredient in and of itself, and in combination with the other ingredients was the best for our kids, and ultimately yours.
Our source for the activated folic acid comes from Quatrefolic© a company recognized as a leading expert in the area of folic acid and food folate.
Folic acid and also food folate are not biologically active and need to be converted to the metabolically active 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) through a multi-steps process where the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) owns a key role. Some individuals, due to their unique genetic patterns and expression, have polymorphic forms of this enzyme and do not produce adequate or effective MTHFR [1, 2, 3]. 1.
The key word is “active.” It insures the absorption of this important ingredient.
1. Quatrefolic.com
Unfortunately folates contained in foods are unstable and susceptible to oxidation; they rapidly lose activity during food processing, manufacturing and storage and have a bioavailability range of 25-50%, depending on the kind of food. Fresh leafy vegetables stored at room temperature may lose up to 70% of their folate activity within three days and a cooking process in water can increase the loss to 95%.
Humans cannot synthesize folate and because of its water-soluble nature, the body stores folate to a limited extent. For this reason folate represents a dietary requirement and must be consumed by diet. Whether we ingest food containing natural or synthetically derived folates, they are metabolized to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, which is considered the biologically active form of the B-vitamin folic acid. 1.
You know that eating the right foods can help your kids be healthy and strong, right? Well, folic acid is a special vitamin that helps kids be healthy! Here's how:
Folate helps make DNA. DNA tells the cell what it will be and how it will work. Your kid’s body makes lots of new cells every day and each cell needs DNA. DID YOU KNOW...your body replaces cells in your small intestine about every 5 days? That's about 17 billion new cells your child’s body makes every few days! Folate is needed to make red blood cells, something that happens every day. They help them have the energy to do things like run, swim, ride their bike, and play sports.
As kids get older, folate may help them keep away certain diseases. It also can help moms have healthy babies. 2.
1. Quatrefolic .com
2. Florida Folic Acid Coalition