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Chromium

What is Chromium?

Chromium is a hard metal. Trivalent chromium is required in trace amounts for sugar metabolism in humans.



History

Since its discovery in 1974, a multitude of weapons found in the late 3rd century BC Qin Dynasty burial pits of the Terracotta Army near Xi'an, China have been analyzed by archaeologists. Remarkably, after more than 2,000 years, the ancient bronze tips of crossbow bolts found at the site showed no sign of corrosion over time, the reason being that the Qin era Chinese had coated the bronze in chromium. [1]

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Products containing Chromium


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

 Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Chromium - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Chromium Aspartate
Chromium Chelate
Chromium Citrate
Chromium Dinicotinate
Chromium Dinicotinate Glycinate
Chromium Yeast
Phyto Chromium

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  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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