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Entry: Vitamin B9 (Folic acid, folinic acid)

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http://data.food.gov.uk/codes/foodtype/id/A0EXQ
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A0EXQ

Folic acid (also known as vitamin ?, vitamin M, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc (or folacin), pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, and pteroyl-L-glutamate)[dubious – discuss] is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Folate is a naturally occurring form of the vitamin, found in food, while folic acid is synthetically produced, and used in fortified foods and supplements

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Term type:
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definition Folic acid (also known as vitamin ?, vitamin M, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc (or folacin), pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, and pteroyl-L-glutamate)[dubious – discuss] is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Folate is a naturally occurring form of the vitamin, found in food, while folic acid is synthetically produced, and used in fortified foods and supplements
hierarchyCode_fort Z0001.0001.0008
in scheme Fortification-agent
notation A0EXQ
pref label Vitamin B9 (Folic acid, folinic acid)
scope note Folic acid (also known as vitamin ?, vitamin M, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc (or folacin), pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, and pteroyl-L-glutamate)[dubious – discuss] is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Folate is a naturally occurring form of the vitamin, found in food, while folic acid is synthetically produced, and used in fortified foods and supplements
state RPC Derivatives/ ingredients
termType Core term
type Food-type | Concept