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Probiotics are live microorganisms that, by the FAO and WHO definition, confer a health benefit when administered in adequate amou...

Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid first identified in 1832 by the French chemist Michel Eugene Chevreul, who named it after t...

Beta glucans are polysaccharides made of glucose units joined by beta glycosidic bonds, found in the cell walls of cereals such as...

L theanine is a non protein amino acid, chemically gamma glutamylethylamide, found almost exclusively in the tea plant Camellia si...

Melatonin, chemically N acetyl 5 methoxytryptamine, is a hormone made mainly by the pineal gland from the amino acid tryptophan vi...

Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram positive, rod shaped, non spore forming bacteria that ferment carbohydrates mainly into lactic ac...

Fluoride is the ionic form of the element fluorine. It is not considered essential for life, but it is incorporated into the miner...

Oleic acid is an omega 9 monounsaturated fatty acid with a single double bond and is the most common fatty acid in olive oil, whic...

Beta carotene is an orange red carotenoid pigment and the most important dietary source of provitamin A. Its name derives from the...

Inulin is a fructan, a soluble dietary fiber made of chains of fructose units usually ending in a glucose unit, which many plants ...

Psyllium is the husk of the seeds of Plantago ovata, a plant cultivated largely in India, and is one of the most widely used fiber...

Bifidobacterium is a genus of Gram positive, anaerobic, often branched rod shaped bacteria that are among the main inhabitants of ...

Phytosterols are plant sterols and stanols, compounds structurally similar to cholesterol that form part of plant cell membranes. ...