Do you know what calcium threonate is?

Do you know what calcium threonate is?

L-calcium threonate, chemically known as (S)-(-)-1,2,3,4-butanetetrol-1,3,4-tricalcium salt, is an organic calcium salt formed by the combination of L-threonic acid and calcium ions. It is an important substance in the metabolism of vitamin C in the body. It exists in plants, human gastric acid and uric acid, and has the function of promoting the absorption of vitamin C. It is soluble in water and easily soluble in hot water, but insoluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. Calcium threonate has good acid resistance, alkalinity and thermal stability.

Experiments have shown that it can increase bone calcium content, bone density and bone strength, and can reverse the negative calcium balance of animals. Most of calcium threonate can be absorbed by passive diffusion of the intestinal mucosa, which is an unsaturated absorption process. It is a small molecule organic calcium, which has higher bioavailability and better solubility than traditional inorganic calcium. This characteristic allows calcium L-threonate to be absorbed and utilized faster in the human body, thereby reducing irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and improving the calcium supplement effect.

What are the health benefits?

Efficient calcium supplementation: Its small molecular structure and good solubility make its calcium element more easily absorbed by the human body, making it an ideal choice for calcium supplementation. It has significant effects on children's bone development, prevention of osteoporosis in the middle-aged and elderly, and calcium needs of special groups such as pregnant women and lactating women.

Promote mineral absorption: In addition to calcium, it can also promote the absorption of other minerals such as magnesium, zinc, and iron, further enhancing its comprehensive nutritional supplementation.

Enhance bone health: By increasing bone calcium, bone density, and bone strength, it helps to enhance the overall health of bones, and is particularly suitable for preventing and reversing negative calcium balance.

Regulate acid-base balance: As an organic acid, it can participate in the regulation of acid-base balance in the body and help maintain the stability of the internal environment of the human body.

Antioxidant: Studies in recent years have found that calcium L-threonate also has a certain antioxidant capacity, which can remove free radicals in the body, slow down the cell aging process, and protect cell health.

What are the advantages of calcium threonate compared with other calcium?

Calcium supplements on the market are generally ionic calcium. This type of calcium needs to be dissociated into soluble calcium ions by gastric acid, and then transported to the intestine to bind to "calcium binding protein" before it can be absorbed.

However, the human gastric acid secretion capacity is limited, and the retention time of calcium in the gastrointestinal tract is also limited, so the excess calcium will eventually be excreted from the body, resulting in a low calcium absorption rate. This is also the reason why many people still lack calcium after taking calcium supplements.

Unlike other calcium sources, itis directly absorbed by the human body through the gastrointestinal tract in the form of molecular calcium, does not increase the gastrointestinal burden, and has no toxic side effects on the gastrointestinal tract. It is a high-quality calcium supplement that can easily meet the normal calcium needs of the human body.

How is the absorption effect of calcium threonate?

Calcium L-threonate is directly absorbed by the intestines together with the entire molecule of calcium and organic groups, which is an unsaturated absorption process. The passive absorption of calcium is proportional to the intake, that is, the more you take in, the more you absorb.

It enters the calcium in the plasma by passive molecular diffusion, and the proportion of calcium in the form of small molecules in the total calcium increases, which prolongs the metabolism time of calcium entering the plasma, so that blood calcium has sufficient time to metabolize with bone calcium, so it has high bioavailability and good calcium supplementation effect.

Experiments have shown that its absorption rate is 95%, which can prevent and eliminate various symptoms caused by calcium deficiency. It has high solubility, good absorption, and no irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. It is very suitable for calcium supplementation for sensitive groups such as children, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and the elderly.

Application direction

Health food

It can be used to supplement calcium in food to meet people's nutritional needs for calcium. In addition, it can improve the taste and flavor of food and enhance the overall quality of food.

Nutritional supplement

It has good water solubility, blood solubility, and fat solubility, is easily absorbed by the human body, has no irritation to the gastrointestinal tract, and is a high-quality calcium supplement. It can significantly increase bone calcium content and bone density, enhance bone strength, reverse negative calcium balance, and prevent and eliminate various symptoms caused by calcium deficiency.

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