Food and herbal Sources of Alpha-lipoic acid  

Food and herbal Sources of Alpha-lipoic acid  

Alpha-lipoic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in small amounts in some foods and produced by the human body. It is also available in dietary supplements and can be extracted from certain herbs. 

Foods that contain alpha-lipoic acid include: 

  • Organ meats such as liver and kidney
  • Red meat 
  • Spinach 
  • Broccoli 
  • Tomatoes 
  • Peas 
  • Brussels sprouts 
  • Rice bran [1] 

Herbs that contain alpha-lipoic acid include:

  • Milk thistle 
  • Stinging nettle 
  • Ginkgo biloba 
  • Sage 

When used in cosmetics, alpha-lipoic acid is often sourced from synthetic or plant-based materials [2]. 

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