/ COMPOUND
Hydroxycitric acid
Molecular ID 123908Formula C6H8O8MW 208.122 food sources
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
measuredpredicted
odorlesspredicted
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
carcinoma, lewis lungpeer-reviewed
inflammationpeer-reviewed
melanomapeer-reviewed
necrosispeer-reviewed
urinary bladder neoplasmspeer-reviewed
weight losspeer-reviewed
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
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