Common names
* Biotin
Recommended Intake
* Males and Females ≥ 19 years: 30 ug/day
What's Biotin for?
* Involved in the release of energy from carbohydrates, fat, and protein
* Assists in fatty acid synthesis
* Essential in gluconeogenesis, the breakdown of protein for energy during starvation
* Part of B vitamin utilization
Best Food sources
* Very widespread in foods
* Particularly abundant in egg yolk, meat, fish, soybeans, dairy, whole grains, and dark green vegetables
* Synthesized in the GI tract by intestinal microorganisms, but not enough to be the sole source
posted by,....nagarjuna...july 24th..
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