Glycine is an amino acid found in foods such as eggs, fish, meat, milk, cheese and yogurts, for example.
In addition to being present in foods rich in protein, glycine is also widely used as a food supplement, sold under the name ferric glycinate, and in this case its function is to combat anemia because it helps to improve the absorption of iron from the diet.
The glycine supplement, known as magnesium glycinate, is indicated in cases of physical and mental tiredness because it improves the absorption of magnesium, a very important mineral for muscle contraction and transmission of nerve impulses.
List of foods high in Glycine
The main food rich in glycine is Royal's conventional gelatin, for example, because its main component is collagen, a protein with a large amount of this amino acid. Other foods that also have glycine are:
- Pumpkin, sweet potato, English potato, carrot, beet, eggplant, cassava, mushrooms; Green peas, beans; Barley, rye; Milk and derivatives; Hazelnut, walnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts, almonds, peanut.
Glycine is a non-essential amino acid, which means that the body is able to produce that amino acid when it needs it.
