What is INOSITOL? | What Is That Ingredient

What is INOSITOL?

Inositol is a sugar alcohol found in foods such as cereals, corn, meat, citrus fruits, and legumes.


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In biochemistry, medicine, and related sciences, inositol generally refers to myo-inositol, the most important stereoisomer of the chemical compound cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol. Its formula is C6H12O6. As medicine, inositol has most often been used by adults in doses of 1-4 grams by mouth daily. It's often taken together with 200-400 mcg of folic acid daily.

Most animal products (including meat, milk, dairy products, and eggs) contained less than 1 mg/g of myo-inositol.


Also known as

This ingredient may also appear on labels as: MYO-INOSITOL.

   

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