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Vanadium

What is Vanadium?

Vanadium is a chemical element and a soft silvery grey transition metal. [1]

Vanadaium is also found under the following names; Metavanadate, Orthovanadate, Vanadate, Vanadium Pentoxide, Vanadyl, Vanadyl Nicotinate, Vanadyl Sulfate, Vanadyl Sulphate. [2]

What is 

Vanadium is used for treating diabetes, low blood sugar, high cholesterol, heart disease, tuberculosis, syphilis, a form of “tired blood” (anemia), and water retention (edema); for improving athletic performance in weight training; and for preventing cancer. [2]



History

Vanadium was originally discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río, a Spanish-born Mexican mineralogist, in 1801. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Vanadium


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

 Other Natural Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Vanadium - Wikipedia
  2. Vanadium - WebMD

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Bis Glycinato Oxovanadium
Vanadyl Nicotinate

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

Revision History

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchFebruary 8, 2009 @ 7:18 AM

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