Activated methylfolate, scientific name 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, is the final active form of folate in the human body.
Unlike regular folic acid, it can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human body without undergoing complex metabolic conversion processes.
This characteristic gives active methylfolate a unique advantage in nutritional supplementation, especially for those with folate metabolism disorders, which can more effectively meet the body's demand for folate.
Reference: The textbook "Nutrition and Food Hygiene" discusses the chemical structure, absorption and utilization characteristics of active methylfolate.