Glycine - 500g Powder

Glycine powder without additives

This glycine powder from Fairvital is a pure substance and does not contain any additives. Due to the powder form, the amino acid can be very well dosed. We recommend a daily dose of 3g/5ml glycine.

Glycine is a special amino acid

Glycine is one of the semi-essential amino acids because the body can produce it in certain amounts. It does this by converting the amino acid serine present in the body. Glycine is also a proteinogenic amino acid that is involved in the formation of endogenous proteins.
Glycine was first isolated in 1820 from gelatine or hydrolyzed collagen. It is also the simplest and smallest amino acid that exists.

Function in the organism

Because glycine is proteinogenic, it is primarily a building block of structural proteins such as collagen and functional proteins such as enzymes or hormones. It is also a building block of amino acids, which are produced by the body itself and are therefore non-essential. Together with L-glutamic acid and L-cysteine, glycine forms the tripeptide L-glutathione.
Glycine is also involved in the synthesis of creatine, which is used in muscles as an energy store serves.

Foods with glycine

The amino acid is primarily found in protein-rich foods such as meat, fish and dairy products. Good sources of glycine are, for example, poultry, pork and beef and fish (plaice, tuna, mackerel). Vegetable glycine suppliers include oatmeal, lentils and peanuts.

Interestingly, due to its slightly sweet taste, glycine can be used in coffee or tea as a sugar substitute.

Glycine powder from Fairvital

• Pure substance without additives
• highly dosed
• easy to dose
• simplest amino acid
• Building block of proteins
• can be used as a sugar substitute
• vegetarian and vegan
• gluten-free, lactose-free, fructose-free
• without magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide