What is Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

Vitamin B9 is water-soluble vitamin exists in tow forms: folic acid and folate.

Folate is necessary for:

• cell division and replication
• protein metabolism
• DNA replication
• red blood cells construction
• anemia prevention
  

Folic acid was discovered by Lucy Wills in 1931. It was firstly extracted from spinach in 1941. It was synthesised in 1946.