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Amino acid

Betaine

Betaine, also called trimethylglycine or TMG, is a compound found in beets, spinach and whole grains that donates methyl groups in metabolism.

Also listed as TMG, Glycine Betaine, Oxyneurine, Trimethylglycine

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Which form is on the label?

Betaine anhydrous is also used as the prescription medicine Cystadane for homocystinuria. Betaine hydrochloride, or HCl, was the acidifying form in the stomach-pH experiment. These uses should not be treated as interchangeable. 1 2

Sources

  1. Cystadane: product information European Medicines Agency