Chemical Substance - Folate

Folate

Folate

• Folate
• Vitamin B9

Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Supplements , Workout Supplements

Vitamin

• Apis mellifera   ( Parts: Honey )
• Bos taurus   ( Parts: Milk )
• Brassica oleracea var. italica   ( Parts: Herb top )
• Chenopodium quinoa   ( Parts: Seed )
• Chlorella vulgaris   ( Parts: Broken cell )
• Citrus limon   ( Parts: Fruit peel )
• Citrus sinensis   ( Parts: Fruit )
• Glycine max   ( Parts: Seed )
• Limnospira platensis   ( Parts: Whole )
• Medicago sativa   ( Parts: Sprout )
• Psidium guajava   ( Parts: Fruit )
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae   ( Parts: Whole )
• Spinacia oleracea   ( Parts: Leaf )

• B-vitamins-enriched Quinoa sprout
• Folic acid
• L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate
• L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, calcium salt
• L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, dicholine salt
• L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid, glucosamine salt
• Yogurt from fermented cow milk

The quantity of folate must always be provided in mcg of folic acid equivalents, irrespective of the source ingredient(s) used. Factors for converting mcg of dietary folate equivalents (DFEs) to mcg of supplemental folate have not been formally established by Health Canada; however, the quantity of folate can be provided in DFEs as additional information on the label using conversion factors established by other regulatory agencies. The conversion factors established by the United States Food and Nutrition Board and as outlined in the Codex nutrient reference values are as follows: 1 DFE = 1 mcg food folate; 1 DFE = 0.6 mcg folic acid from fortified food or from a supplement consumed with food (factor of 1.7); and 1 DFE = 0.5 mcg folic acid from a supplement taken on an empty stomach (factor of 2).

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Reference:  NNHPD

As per the Prescription Drug List, the dose of Folic acid in oral NHPs must not exceed 1 mg/day, and above 1 mg/day, Folic acid is classified as a non-NHP.

Reference:  NNHPD