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Vitamin A (Acetate)

Also Known As : Retinol acetate, Vitamin A acetate, Vitamin A1 acetate, Acetylretinol, all-trans-Retinol acetate, all-trans-Retinyl acetate, all-trans-Vitamin A acetate
Can Eat 1

Vegetarian

Usage Tips

  1. Vitamin A (Acetate) is used in food products to fortify them with Vitamin A.

Common names and forms

  1. Retinyl acetate

Description

Vitamin A acetate is a form of vitamin A which occurs naturally. It is the acetate ester of retinol, hence the name. It is mainly used to fortify or supplement foods with vitamin A.

Health benefits

  • Vitamin A Acetate helps in preventing cancer cell growth.(1)
  • It also protects against the effects of chemotherapy.(1)

Resource & Links

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinyl_acetate

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