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Thiamine vs Benfotiamine - What's the difference?

thiamine | benfotiamine |

As nouns the difference between thiamine and benfotiamine

is that thiamine is one of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates while benfotiamine is a derivative of thiamine (vitamin B1) used to treat sciatica and other painful nerve conditions.

thiamine

English

(wikipedia thiamine)

Noun

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  • (vitamin) One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.

    • Synonyms

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    benfotiamine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia benfotiamine)
  • A derivative of thiamine (vitamin B1) used to treat sciatica and other painful nerve conditions.