modified vitamin A palmitate

<p>Vitamin A palmitate (retinyl palmitate, all-trans-retinyl palmitate) is the form of <a href="http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/vitamin-A.php" >vitamin A</a> which is absolutely essential for normal vision, and a deficiency of this vitamin will lead to night blindness in the beginning. Most of the body's <a href="http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/retinyl-palmitate.php#" class="kLink" id="KonaLink1" >vitamin A</a> is stored in the liver as retinyl palmitate. </p>

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<a href="http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/vitamin-A.php" >Synthetic vitamin A</a> comes in two forms; palmitate and acetate. Vitamin A acetate is used in tablets, </p>

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<p>is what you would consume when buying straight vitamin A pills. Vitamin A palmitate is the version used in food products because it is much more stable and dispersible in moisture than the acetate is. Vitamin A palmitate is spray-dried and has good particle size for blending in food products. </p>

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Vitamin A palmitate is a combination of retinol (pure vitamin A) and palmitic acid. There is research showing it to be effective as an<a href="http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/antioxidant.php" >antioxidant</a> and skin-cell regulator.</p>