| Chemistry name: | 3-(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidyl-5-methyl)-4-methyl-5, β-hydroxy-ethylthiazolium chloride; vitamin B1 |
| M Formula: | C12H17ClN4OS |
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| Source: | |
| Enriched and whole-grain cereals, milk, legumes, meats, yeast. Most of the thiamine commercially available is synthetic. | |
| Use: | |
| Medicine, nutrition, enriched flours. Isolated usually as the chloride (see formula above). Available as thiamine hydrochloride and thiamine mononitrate. | |