Carnitine

What is Carnitine?

Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound biosynthesized from the amino acids lysine and methionine. [1]

History

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The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Carnitine".

The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From	Animal Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Carnitine - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Acetyl L Carnitine Acetyl L Carnitine Arginate Dihydrochloride Acetyl L Carnitine HCL Carnitine Complex L Carnitine L Carnitine HCl Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM