Folate used for deficiency and to prevent pregnancy complications. Many foods contain folate or have folic acid added. Folate has been used for cereal, bread, flour, pasta, bakery items fortification for over 20 years. Folic acid is also available as a supplement, and is often used in combination with other B vitamins.
Folic acid is used for preventing and treating low blood levels of folate (folate deficiency) and high blood levels of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia). People who are pregnant or might become pregnant take folic acid to prevent serious birth defects such as spina bifida. Folic acid is also used for many other conditions including depression, stroke, decline in memory and thinking skills, and many others.

• Appearance: Yellow to orange crystalline powder
  
• Solubility: Boiling water: soluble1%
  
• Stability: Stable. Incompatible with heavy metal ions, strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents. Solutions may be light and heat sensitive.