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Select common nutrient forms, enter label amounts, and see where products repeat the same nutrient. Every result includes an evidence note and source.
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Forms explain chemistry. Totals expose overlap. Neither tells you what you personally should take.
Folate (vitamin B9)
Folic acid
The fully oxidized form used in fortified foods and many supplements.
The body must reduce and convert folic acid before it can enter the circulating folate pool. Label amounts may be expressed as dietary folate equivalents (DFE).
How to use it
Use the nutrient, chemical form, amount, and unit shown per serving.
Repeated nutrients are grouped and converted to a common display unit.
Use the notes and totals to prepare a more specific practitioner conversation.
Evidence boundary
It does not know your diet, laboratory results, diagnoses, medications, pregnancy status, kidney function, serving frequency, or clinician’s plan.
It does not score a form as universally “good” or “bad.” Chemical form, absorption, biomarker response, tolerability, and clinical outcome are different questions.
Do not use this tool to start, stop, or change a supplement or medication. Bring the original labels and the generated questions to a qualified healthcare professional.
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