Key Takeaways Factory B Vitamins Chemical Production Synthetic B vitamins are made in chemical plants and industrial vats. They are not grown in real food. They are made through reactions, fermentation, conversion, purification, drying and powder handling. The label shows a vitamin name. The label does not show the chemical work used to make it. … Read more
Key Takeaways Zinc Pills Synthetic Zinc Synthetic zinc is zinc put into pills, capsules, drops, lozenges and drink powders. Common forms include zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate and zinc acetate. These products give zinc by itself. Food does not work that way because food gives zinc with other minerals, fat and protein. Adults have an upper … Read more
Key Takeaways Core Chemistry Same Molecule Basics A natural nutrient and a lab made nutrient can share the same basic chemical shape. In that narrow sense, the molecule can bind to the same enzyme or transporter in the body. Many synthetic products can raise blood levels of a given nutrient. Still, human health does not … Read more