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Niacin vs Niacinamide - What's the difference?

niacin | niacinamide |

As nouns the difference between niacin and niacinamide

is that niacin is a water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism while niacinamide is the amide of niacin.

niacin

English

Noun

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  • (vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a colour retention agent * nicotinic acid *

    niacinamide

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The amide of niacin

    • Synonyms

    *nicotinamide