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What
is Thiamine Mononitrate? Thiamin or thiamine is a type of vitamin B. Thiamine
mononitrate is commonly referred to as vitamin B1. This form of vitamin B is
known as ‘aneurin’ in Europe and the UK. It is the nitrate salt form of
thiamine and it is present in various multivitamins. The chemical formula that
describes this element is C12H17N5O4S.
Its molecular weight is 327.36. It comes in the form of white-yellowish, water
soluble, crystal powder.
Sources
of Thiamine Yeast,
pork and beef contain significant amounts of thiamine. Cereal grains that are
available everywhere throughout the year, are one of the important dietary
sources of thiamine. Oatmeal, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, raisins, brown rice,
whole grain rye, asparagus, kale, beans, peanuts, cauliflower, baked potatoes,
oranges, liver (beef, pork and chicken), beef kidneys, salmon steak, fortified
flour, breads, cereals and eggs are some other thiamine rich foods.
The
salt thiamine mononitrate, rather than thiamine hydrochloride, is used for food
fortification, as the mononitrate is more stable, and does not absorb water
from natural humidity (is non-hygroscopic), whereas thiamine hydrochloride is
hygroscopic. When thiamine mononitrate dissolves in water, it releases nitrate
(about 19% of its weight) and is thereafter absorbed as the thiamine cation.

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