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 high in protein, glycine is also widely used as a food supplement, sold under the name of ferric glycinate, and in this case its function is to combat anemia because it helps to improve the absorption of iron from food.
The supplement of glycine, known as magnesium glycinate, is indicated in cases of physical and mental fatigue by improving the absorption of magnesium, a mineral very important for muscle contraction and transmission of nerve impulses.
List of foods rich in Glycine
The main glycine-rich food is Royal's conventional gelatin, for example, because its main component is collagen, the protein with a large amount of this amino acid. Other foods that also have glycine are:
- Pumpkin, sweet potato, potato, carrot, beet, eggplant, cassava, mushrooms;
- Green peas, beans;
- Barley, rye;
- Milk and dairy products;
- Hazelnuts, walnuts, cashew nuts, horse nuts, almonds, peanuts.
Glycine is a non-essential amino acid, which means that the body is able to produce that amino acid when it needs it.
