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  "derivation_summary": "Produced by chemical synthesis, usually by oxidising a pyridine derivative. Nixtamalised maize releases bound niacin, which is why tortilla-based diets avoided pellagra where untreated maize diets did not.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1530",
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      "name": "Nicangin",
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      "name": "Nico-Span",
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      "name": "Nicocidin",
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      "name": "Nicocrisina",
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      "name": "Nicodelmine",
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      "name": "Nicodon",
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      "name": "nicolar",
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      "name": "Niconacid",
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      "name": "Niconat",
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      "name": "Niconazid",
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      "name": "Nicorol",
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      "name": "Nicosan 3",
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      "name": "Nicosyl",
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      "name": "Nicotamin",
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      "name": "Nicotene",
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      "name": "Nicotil",
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      "name": "Nicotine acid",
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    {
      "name": "Nicotinic acid",
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    {
      "name": "Nicotinipca",
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    {
      "name": "Nicotinsaure",
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    {
      "name": "Nicovasan",
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    {
      "name": "Nicovasen",
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      "name": "Nicyl",
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      "name": "Nipellen",
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      "name": "Nyclin",
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      "name": "Pellagramin",
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      "name": "Pellagrin",
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      "name": "Pelonin",
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      "name": "Peviton",
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      "name": "Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid",
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      "name": "SK-Niacin",
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    },
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      "name": "Tega-Span",
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      "name": "Tinic",
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      "name": "vitamin B3",
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      "name": "Vitaplex N",
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      "name": "pyridine-3-carboxylic acid",
      "type": "iupac",
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      "name": "Niacin",
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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    }
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Niacin\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/niacin. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.607Z"
}