Benfotiamine 80 mg by Doctor's Best

Benfotiamine is readily absorbed at higher doses, in contrast to absorption of water-soluble thiamin salts, which decreases at higher doses, due to saturation of absorption sites in the intestines. In a double-blind, cross-over trial, comparing bioavailability of benfotiamine to that of thiamine in 12 subjects, benfotiamine caused an average 5-fold greater increase in blood thiamine levels than thiamin mononitrate, with a concomitant greater thiamine concentration in erythrocytes (red blood cells). Benfotiamine readily passes through intestinal mucosal cells, where it is converted into physiologically active thiamine. Benfotiamine inceases blood levels of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), the primary thiamin co-enzyme. Benfotiamine Benefits:

• Fat-soluble thiamin (vitamin B1).
• More bioavailable and biologically active than ordinary water- soluble thiamin.
• Increases blood levels of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), the primary thiamin co-enzyme.
• Helps maintain healthy cells in the presence of blood glucose.
• Controls formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs).