L-Carnitine Fumarate - Glossary

L-Carnitine Fumarate

Posted By on Dec 12, 2008 | 0 comments

A carnitine salt that’s a delivery form of l-carnitine. Fumaric acid is a Krebs Cycle intermediate and food additive.  L-Carnitine Fumarate is promoted in some ads as THE most bioavailable form of l-carnitine, but a 2005 study on piglets demonstrated that the bioavailability of the most common carnitine salts was about the same.

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Elissa is a former research associate with the University of California at Davis, and the author/co-author of over a dozen articles published in scientific journals. Currently a freelance writer and researcher, Elissa brings her multidisciplinary education and training to her writing on nutrition and supplements.

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