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Chromium Chelate
Chromium Chelate
Chromium Chelate
What is it:
Chromium chelate is a food additive that consists of chromium, an essential mineral, bound to a chelating agent, often amino acids or organic compounds, which help improve its bioavailability in the human body. Chromium is an essential element that is necessary for carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Chromium chelate is typically produced by mixing chromium with the chelating agent, such as glycine. This chelation process enhances the stability and absorption of chromium in the digestive system, ensuring that the body can effectively utilize it. It is commonly found in dietary supplements and certain food/beverage products to support blood sugar balance and provide nutritional fortification.
Rating:
Chromium supplementation has been demonstrated mixed efficacy in regulating blood sugar levels and other metabolic parameters in various populations of type 2 diabetic patients. While chelating chromium aids with absorption, the primary form of chromium studied is chromium picolinate, the supplemental form, which may produce different effects than chromium chelate. A comparative study suggested that chromium chelate may not be effective in increasing insulin sensitivity. While more research is needed, there is no current research showing that longterm intake of chromium is toxic except in situations of severe excess.
Resources:
- Chromium supplementation may reduce HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetics (systematic review and meta-analysis)
- Chromium supplementation moderates blood glucose and lipid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus elderly patients (randomized controlled trial)
- Beneficial effect of chromium supplementation on glucose, HbA1C and lipid variables in individuals with newly onset type-2 diabetes (randomized controlled trial)
- Chromium supplementation may improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes (systematic review and meta-analysis)
- Comparison of six different commercial trivalent chromium compounds (comparative study)
- Chromium metabolism and its role in disease processes in man (review)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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