Riboflavin
25 mg
Structure / FunctionThis is vitamin B2, one of the B-vitamins your body needs every day. Your body turns it into a helper your mitochondriaThe tiny energy factories inside your cells that turn food into the fuel your body runs on. use to make energy from food. It supports your normal, everyday energy-making.
Your body can't use B2 as-is. It first changes B2 into two active helper forms called FADAn active helper form your body makes from vitamin B2. Your mitochondria use it to make energy. and FMNA second active helper your body makes from vitamin B2, working alongside FAD inside your energy-making cells.. Those helpers are the spark plugs inside your mitochondriaThe tiny energy factories inside your cells that turn food into the fuel your body runs on. — the tiny energy factories in your cells. With them on hand, your cells can keep turning food into fuel the normal way.
Evidence · 3 studies
- Betaine is also called TMG. It works as a methyl donor. It helps your methylation cycle pass its chemical tags along. This was seen in healthy people with normal levels. Olthof & Verhoef · Curr Drug Metab · 2005PubMed →
- Your body turns riboflavin (B2) into FAD and FMN. Your mitochondria depend on those helpers. With them, your cells make energy the normal way. Tao et al. · Front Neurol · 2025PubMed →
- This was a placebo-controlled study of 21 healthy cyclists. They took betaine each day. It supported one-carbon metabolism. It also supported performance on a long ride. Nieman & Lambirth · Nutrients · 2025PubMed →
