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Dietary Folate Equivalent
Definition 1
A term used to describe the Recommended Dietary Allowance of folate; the term accounts for the easier absorption of folate in supplements and fortified foods as compared with the absorption of folic acid found naturally in foods. One Dietary Folate Equivalent (DFE) = 1 microgram food folate = 0.6 microgram folic acid from supplements and fortified food. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Unit of measure using an accepted conversion formula which adjusts for the lower bioavailability of folate in food compared to folic acid. (NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
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