Can You Take Oligosaccharides with Vitamin C?

BENEFICIAL

Vitamin C boosts iron absorption with oligosaccharides

1 studies

Moderate evidence

Iron absorption enhancement

BENEFICIAL

Vitamin C boosts iron absorption with oligosaccharides

•

1 studies

•

Moderate evidence

Iron absorption enhancement

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Taking Vitamin C with oligosaccharides may improve iron absorption. This combination could help increase the amount of iron your body can use. Oligosaccharides are prebiotic fibers that help good bacteria grow. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) may have a synergistic effect with oligosaccharides (GOS) to improve iron absorption by reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron, making it more soluble.

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Early Morning

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Oligosaccharides

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8:00 – 10:00 AM

Vitamin CTake with a meal

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Research Sources (1)

Acute Consumption of Prebiotic Galacto-Oligosaccharides Increases Iron Absorption from Ferrous Fumarate, but not from Ferrous Sulfate and Ferric Pyrophosphate: Stable Iron Isotope Studies in Iron-Depleted Young Women.

The Journal of nutrition · 2020 · PMID: 32692367

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