Chemical Substance - Folate
NHPID name:
Folate
Reference:
Proper name(s):
Common name(s):
Category:
Approved Chemical Name
Monograph(s):
Schedule 1:
Source material:
- 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 )
Source ingredients:
Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDRestrictions:
Daily Dose
Upper limit:
1.0
Units:
Route Of administration:
Detail:
< 1mg/day of folic acid as per the Prescription Drug List
Reference:
Non-NHP
Rationale:
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